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Legal basis and calculation notes

Your Delay Repay rights, with sources.

Rail Repay keeps the landing page simple, but the numbers are checked against the public Delay Repay rules used by Greater Anglia and against official UK rail passenger guidance.

Sources reviewed: 11 June 2026. Operator schemes can change, and the train company decides the final eligible amount, so always check the operator page before submitting a claim.

Threshold

15+ minutes

Greater Anglia states that passengers delayed by 15 minutes or more can claim Delay Repay compensation when travelling with them.

Claim window

28 days

Greater Anglia says claims must be made within 28 days of the delay. The National Rail Conditions of Travel also set a 28-day claim period for industry arrangements, unless the train company extends it.

Maximum

Up to 100% ticket cost

For delays of 120 minutes or longer, Greater Anglia lists 100% of the ticket cost whether single or return, subject to claim validation.

Compensation tiers

How the Delay Repay estimate is calculated

Rail Repay uses the same four delay bands shown on Greater Anglia's official Delay Repay page, then applies the percentage to the calculated single-leg value for the ticket type. This is an estimate only; the train company validates the journey, ticket evidence, and final amount.

DelaySingle ticketReturn ticketRail Repay estimate
15 to 29 minutes25% of the single ticket cost12.5% of the return ticket cost25% of one calculated single leg
30 to 59 minutes50% of the single ticket cost25% of the return ticket cost50% of one calculated single leg
60 to 119 minutes100% of the single ticket cost50% of the return ticket cost100% of one calculated single leg
120 minutes or longer100% of the ticket cost100% of the ticket costTwo calculated single legs
Season ticket assumptions

Ticket value divisors

Greater Anglia publishes the season ticket proportions it uses for compensation. Rail Repay mirrors these proportions for its estimates, but they are not a guarantee of payment.

Annual Season Ticket1/464

Greater Anglia states that annual season ticket compensation uses 1/464th of the season ticket price.

Monthly Season Ticket1/40

Greater Anglia states that monthly season ticket compensation uses 1/40th of the season ticket price.

Weekly Season Ticket1/10

Greater Anglia states that weekly season ticket compensation uses 1/10th of the season ticket price.

Term-time Student Season TicketDerived

Term-time (student) season tickets are regional products offered by individual operators, with no fixed national divisor. Delay Repay still applies to them like any season ticket, so we derive the single-journey value as ticket cost ÷ (term weeks × weekly commutes × 2). This mirrors the published season-ticket method (cost ÷ single journeys covered) rather than assuming a fixed figure.

Day Return Ticket1/2

Rail Repay divides a return ticket into two single-leg values before applying the delay band.

Official sources

References used by this page

These are the sources used to support the landing page claims and calculator logic. Each link opens the official source in your browser.

Greater Anglia Delay Repayhttps://www.greateranglia.co.uk/about-us/our-performance/delay-repayAccessed 11 June 2026Official operator page confirming the 15+ minute threshold, four compensation bands, 28-day claim window, and season ticket proportions.National Rail: Compensation and refundshttps://nationalrail.co.uk/help-and-assistance/compensation-and-refunds/Accessed 11 June 2026National Rail overview explaining that Delay Repay is a nationwide scheme for participating services and that compensation claims are made directly to the train company.Office of Rail and Road: Know your rail rightshttps://www.orr.gov.uk/monitoring-regulation/rail/passengers/know-your-rail-rightsAccessed 11 June 2026Rail passenger rights guidance, including the right to claim compensation from the train company when travelling and arriving late.National Rail Conditions of Travel 2025https://assets.nationalrail.co.uk/e8xgegruud3g/5IgHi2XuUatwG68aNDLr1E/61a268420f9e051431e2adca8fdd2e12/National_Rail_Conditions_of_Travel_2025.pdfAccessed 11 June 2026Contractual passenger conditions confirming minimum delay compensation rights, train-company Passenger Charter arrangements, and the 28-day claim requirement for industry arrangements unless extended by the train company.Department for Transport: Rail Delays and Compensation 2025https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/698df9dd492ea446ea7f4358/rail-delays-and-compensation-2025.pdfAccessed 11 June 2026Government statistical release describing Delay Repay 15 and Delay Repay 30 schemes, ticket-type coverage, and Greater Anglia as a DR15 operator.