Book any Virgin Trains EAST COAST journey for 24 December and get 1,000 Nectar points journeys - £1.15 @ East Coast Main Line

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Book any Virgin Trains EAST COAST journey for 24 December and get 1,000 Nectar points (journeys from £1.15)

£1.15 East Coast Main Line4 Dec 16

Source: HotUKDeals | Deals > Travel

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boyaloud

4 Dec 16

Check your nectar account and this deal should be there. book on east coast Virgin site with your Nectar number entered. Book a child single from Edinburgh to Haymarket for that date even if you won't use it - get 1,000 points.

you must religiously keep records of ALL nectar offers you take up as they nearly always forget to award points. after 28 days you then go on live chat with them to get them put on.

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juggler1

4 Dec 16 3 #14

You're right, I'd forgotten about the £1 trigger.

Chanchi32 to lillyluvit

4 Dec 16 3 #13

Think the spend has to be £1 to trigger the bonus points e.g. base nectar point is not awarded so the bonus points can't be triggered - if people are purchasing suggest to make sure spend is at least £1

ovverbruv

4 Dec 16 3 #4

booked here, think this train will be very empty on the day...

All comments (56)

Cozworth806

4 Dec 16 #1

Not on mine sadly

juggler1

4 Dec 16 1 #2

Op, how much is the ticket you mentioned? I have this offer on my nectar.

boyaloud to juggler1

4 Dec 16 2 #3

£1.15 an anytime single, child

ovverbruv

4 Dec 16 3 #4

booked here, think this train will be very empty on the day...

lillyluvit

4 Dec 16 2 #5

got one for 70p thanks :smile:

Chanchi32 to lillyluvit

4 Dec 16 3 #13

mmm007

4 Dec 16 1 #6

Thanks got single for 70p

mario2001

4 Dec 16 1 #7

Do you have to use east coast link on nectar website to get points? I've nectar card linked to my east coast account but I booked it directly without clicking nectar link. Not sure if I'll get points.

Savvy_Sister

4 Dec 16 2 #8

thanks OP, Glasgow Central or Queen St to High Street (Glasgow) 65p child single :smiley:

superpanda to Savvy_Sister

4 Dec 16 2 #11

Glasgow is not on Virgin Trains East Coast Main Line.

boyaloud to Savvy_Sister

4 Dec 16 #26

thats not served by east coast trains

bambamsmam

4 Dec 16 1 #9

i think it will jut be a case of linking nectar card to account surely? x

juggler1 to bambamsmam

4 Dec 16 1 #12

I panicked for a second then! But checked and, happily, for some reason, I'd previously linked my nectar card. I never book train tickets, find it all so complicated. Luckily I have a friend with 'Train Brain' to whom all the variables are easy, so my train friend books for me, on the odd occasion I travel by train. Feel sure I've linked my nectar card from a previous deal on here, ha. Probably one of the op's!

juggler1

4 Dec 16 1 #10

Wow! Thank you so much for this FREE MONEY op! I clicked through nectar app, bought the £1.15 ticket. Boom! A fivers worth of points that I'll save for double-up, a tenners worth of stuff! Over the moon with this deal! Thank you! Wish I could add heat twice, so pleased with this!

boyaloud to juggler1

4 Dec 16 #27

thats lovely thanks

mtuk1 to juggler1

8 Dec 16 1 #45

Now travel on New Year's Eve too. Check your nectar app!! :smile:

juggler1

4 Dec 16 3 #14

You're right, I'd forgotten about the £1 trigger.

reddwarfcrew

4 Dec 16 2 #15

and make sure the train you choose is a East Coast VT. The website will allow you to book any train but T&Cs say the reward must be on a ECVT.

juggler1 to reddwarfcrew

4 Dec 16 1 #16

Ohh, I'm lost, how can I tell ? I booked the journey the op suggested

LesD to reddwarfcrew

4 Dec 16 #19

How do you know if VT or not? The OP route to Haymarket seems to be Scotrail!

lillyluvit

4 Dec 16 1 #17

oops :confused:

matwalaboy

4 Dec 16 #18

How does one check if the route is Virgin Trains East Coast or not as the website allows booking others too?

reddwarfcrew

4 Dec 16 1 #20

Use TheTrainLine and when you see the results, click the info button. You need it to show East Coast Virgin Trains. Scotrail is not ECVT.

matwalaboy to reddwarfcrew

4 Dec 16 #21

Thanks thats helpful - would you know then what is the cheapest ECVT to take benefit of this offer - thanks again.

heffalump13a

4 Dec 16 #22

So we aren't worrying that booking tickets that you aren't going to use could mean that somebody can't travel home for Xmas? As long as everyone gets their points though ...

Toonah

4 Dec 16 #23

I've not got this in my Nectar, drat!

Don't trains book more tickets than there are, so people sometimes sit in your seat until you ask for it back... train companies are more poo than hotukdealers

sunny200350

4 Dec 16 #24

you guys have made the site crash :smile:

ysm1234

4 Dec 16 1 #25

If you think a few hundred guys booking Edinburgh to Haymarket tickets will mean no one can book Edinburgh to London tickets then the train companies better get their system sorted fast...

boyaloud

4 Dec 16 1 #28

to answer some questions:

I assume they mean destinations serves by virgin trains east coast. from Edinburgh to Haymarket (under five minute journey) you can travel on Virgin east coast, scotrail, first transpennine, virgin west coast (often just called virgin trains), cross country. as such its a journey covered by virgin east coast. this particular ticket at £1.15 enables travel with any company.

it won't deprive anyone of travelling as its just a standard ticket. unlimited amounts can be sold making no difference to how many "advance" tickets are sold. "advances" are quota controlled.

I think £1 will be the minimum to trigger this offer.

2005lloydb

4 Dec 16 #29

So you can book a Scotrail line ticket and this will still work??

boyaloud to 2005lloydb

4 Dec 16 #30

As I said, If virgin trains east coast serve the stations involved then yes

LesD

4 Dec 16 1 #31

The 07:48 from Haymarket to Waverley is VTEC!

matwalaboy to LesD

4 Dec 16 1 #32

Nice one - bought the cheapest for 1.15 - hopefully thats a fiver or possibly a tenner on double up. Thanks OP

kidrock123

4 Dec 16 #33

Tried on the previous occasion when this so called points ''offer' was available and didnt get squat.

boyaloud to kidrock123

4 Dec 16 1 #35

you have to religiously keep records of ALL nectar offers you take up as they nearly always forget. after 28 days you then go on live chat with them to get them put on.

boyaloud to kidrock123

4 Dec 16 1 #37

tell them this now however long ago it was, you'll still get them try for extra for compo too

lxx

4 Dec 16 1 #34

I got the following, is it a different offer?

1,000 points with your next Virgin Trains booking - fancy a NYE city break?

How to get this offer

Click 'Visit website' and book a Virgin Trains West Coast route from London, Birmingham, Manchester, Liverpool or Glasgow
1,000 bonus points will be awarded within 28 days of offer expiry.

boyaloud

4 Dec 16 1 #36

see my thread update

ysm1234

5 Dec 16 #38

Just did it. Heading above should say... And get 1002 nectar as I got 2 for spending £1.15

MYS

6 Dec 16 #39

Which train routes are £1.15?
The cheapest I could find was £2.75 (London to Birmingham). Any other ones cheaper?, thanks

matwalaboy to MYS

6 Dec 16 1 #40

Haymarket to Edinburgh and that's the morning one - 740 something IIRC

Dealier to MYS

6 Dec 16 1 #42

This is for Virgin East coast. Birmingham is not served by Virgin East Coast.

Dealier

6 Dec 16 1 #41

I've never known them not to add the points I'm due to get. It would be easier to track them though, if the nectar statement actually told you what the bonus points are for.

MYS

6 Dec 16 1 #43

Niice!
Booked it.
Thank you and thank you OP!

ysm1234

8 Dec 16 1 #44

I've just received the same offer for new years eve travel as well. Maybe op can do a new post about it. 1,000 bonus points when you book your travel for New Year's Eve with Virgin Trains East Coast.

Gannet

9 Dec 16 #46

Can you do both of them or only one?

ysm1234 to Gannet

9 Dec 16 1 #47

Both, by clicking each link separately and doing 2 separate bookings

Chiptivo

9 Dec 16 #48

I did the Christmas Eve one 5 days ago, and nothing has tracked or is showing. Will give this a miss for the sake of £3.85 in points.

Good deal though.

boyaloud to Chiptivo

9 Dec 16 #49

Nothing ever shows up on nectar you have to contact fe, after a month if it still hasn't by then

ysm1234

22 Dec 16 1 #50

Same offer now available for any January travel

SewerSide

18 Jan 17 #51

Anybody had the points come through yet?

ysm1234

22 Jan 17 #52

Check your nectar account, I've just received 3000points for 3 of these East Coast 1000points deals .

matwalaboy to ysm1234

22 Jan 17 #53

Nothing yet for me - maybe tomorow if I am lucky.

matwalaboy

14 Feb 17 #54

Still waiting for the points -:disappointed:

matwalaboy

16 Feb 17 #55

Finally got the points today after chatting with customer service - thats £5 worth of points on a spend of 1.15 - not bad. Thanks once again OP

SewerSide

17 Feb 17 #56

Yeah I had to do an online chat with them, bizarrely they gave me 5 points for Virgin Trains (not East Coast), but did give me the bonus when I explained what it was.

I notice the new offer is 3000 points, but only if you spend £30 on Virgin Trains East Coast.

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