{"id":325550,"date":"2025-06-13T16:19:26","date_gmt":"2025-06-13T15:19:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.c2c-online.co.uk\/?p=325550"},"modified":"2025-06-13T16:19:26","modified_gmt":"2025-06-13T15:19:26","slug":"ongoing-technical-issue-affecting-pay-as-you-go-with-contactless-fares","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.c2c-online.co.uk\/media-centre\/latest-news\/ongoing-technical-issue-affecting-pay-as-you-go-with-contactless-fares\/","title":{"rendered":"Ongoing technical issue affecting pay as you go with contactless fares\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Local rail company Trenitalia c2c has confirmed that it is working closely with Transport for London to resolve the recent contactless fares issue which has affected a small number of customers, and to arrange automatic refunds for those who have been mistakenly charged an additional \u00a33 per journey.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-325046\" src=\"https:\/\/www.c2c-online.co.uk\/app\/uploads\/2025\/04\/68236e9a55c2b-68236e9a55c2c6734b590aff0d-6734b590aff1b720-Train.jpg.jpg.jpg-300x225.jpg\" alt=\" 68236e9a55c2b 68236e9a55c2c6734b590aff0d 6734b590aff1b720 Train.jpg.jpg.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.c2c-online.co.uk\/app\/uploads\/2025\/04\/68236e9a55c2b-68236e9a55c2c6734b590aff0d-6734b590aff1b720-Train.jpg.jpg.jpg-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.c2c-online.co.uk\/app\/uploads\/2025\/04\/68236e9a55c2b-68236e9a55c2c6734b590aff0d-6734b590aff1b720-Train.jpg.jpg.jpg.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">c2c is aware that customers using pay as you go with contactless ticketing for journeys between c2c stations outside the Oyster Zone (beyond Upminster and Grays) and Fenchurch Street or Liverpool Street from Sunday 8 June, are being mistakenly charged an additional \u00a33 per journey.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">c2c continues to work closely with Transport for London to both resolve the issue and implement an automated refund process &#8211; the situation is expected to be resolved by Sunday 29 June.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Customers who have been affected and are a due a refund will receive this directly from Transport for London (TfL) over the coming days, with the first round of refund payments being administered this weekend.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Commenting, c2c\u2019s Commercial and Interim Customer Director, Eleni Jordan, said:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cc2c would again like to apologise to the small number customers who have been affected by the technical issue and mistakenly charged an additional \u00a33 for the contactless journeys they have made during this period.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cWe are extremely sorry for any inconvenience caused and appreciate our customers\u2019 understanding and patience while we work with TfL to process all of the required refunds.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Customers using pay as you go with contactless up until 28 June on the affected journeys will continue to be charged the additional fare, and these will be automatically refunded in the days following their journey.*<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">There is no need to contact TfL or c2c during this process. All other journeys, including those onwards using the Underground, are unaffected.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">*All affected customers, whether they hold a TfL account or not, will automatically receive the refund amount owed to them.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">NOTE: This issue only affects journeys that start or end at Fenchurch Street and Liverpool Street (National Rail) on c2c services from outside Zone 6 (excluding Purfleet, Chafford Hundred, Grays, and Ockendon). Customers who change at Upminster, Barking, West Ham, Stratford or Limehouse to other services, or are made solely within the London Zonal system, are not affected by this issue.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ends<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Notes to Editors<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"5\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">c2c is the award-winning train operator running services between Fenchurch Street and Shoeburyness, serving 26 stations in East London and South Essex.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202f\u202f<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:714,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240,&quot;335559991&quot;:357}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"5\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Owned by Trenitalia, c2c is one of the UK\u2019s most punctual and popular train operators and nearly 35.8 million journeys are made on its services every year.\u202f\u202f\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:714,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240,&quot;335559991&quot;:357}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"5\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Italian-based Trenitalia is one of Europe\u2019s leading rail operators and the passenger rail arm of FS Italiane Group.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:714,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240,&quot;335559991&quot;:357}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"5\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">For more information email<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202f<\/span><a href=\"mailto:mediaenquiries@c2crail.net\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">mediaenquiries@c2crail.net<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202f<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202f<\/span><span 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