Date: 04/08/2016

Rail fares in Britain are the highest in Europe. But how many of us are paying more than we need to? Martyn Cheeseman contacted BBC Watchdog after he bought a train ticket from online seller Trainline to travel from Northampton to Newport, Wales. He paid £78.70, jumped on board, and went on his merry way. But, when the conductor checked Martyns ticket, he told him he could have paid £38.80 had he split his tickets. Martyn wasnt happy. 'I didnt even know what split ticketing was, or how to do it. But to find out Id paid twice as much as I could have was really annoying. I felt robbed.' Martyn complained to Trainline but didnt receive a penny back. To get the inside track on hacking your train fares in half, watch our video guide below. [From Richard Buckby]

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