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Nick Fisher

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(Msg. 1) Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2008 6:27 am
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I recently booked a ticket at www.bahn.de from Bremen to Basel in
April. Unfortunately, my trip can no longer go ahead so I need to
cancel the ticket.

The notes on the ticket say "Volle Flexibilität, Erstattung ab dem 1.
Geltungstag 15,00 EUR" which Google translates as "Full flexibility to
seek reimbursement from 1st day of validity: EUR 15.00". As I'm
functionally illeterate in German, I assume this means:

(a) I can cancel the ticket and get my money back. less a 15-Euro fee
(b) I have to wait until the day of travel to do so

Point (a) seems fair enough, but point (b) is a bit of a poser. Would
anyone here have an idea of the correct interpretation of the German
and possibly also experience of getting a refund from Deutsche Bahn ?

Thanks in advance

Nick

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Nick Fisher

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(Msg. 2) Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2008 6:28 am
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Functionally "illeterate" in English too if my original post is
anything to go by ! I did of course mean "illiterate"... Surprised

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Tim C.

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(Msg. 3) Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2008 10:36 am
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On Mon, 25 Feb 2008 06:28:55 -0800 (PST), Nick Fisher
<fisherofsouls.RemoveThis@hotmail.com> wrote:

>Functionally "illeterate" in English too if my original post is
>anything to go by ! I did of course mean "illiterate"... Surprised

good one Smile
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(Msg. 4) Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2008 10:36 am
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Tim C.

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(Msg. 5) Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2008 10:36 am
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On Mon, 25 Feb 2008 06:27:05 -0800 (PST), Nick Fisher
<fisherofsouls RemoveThis @hotmail.com> wrote:

>I recently booked a ticket at www.bahn.de from Bremen to Basel in
>April. Unfortunately, my trip can no longer go ahead so I need to
>cancel the ticket.
>
>The notes on the ticket say "Volle Flexibilität, Erstattung ab dem 1.
>Geltungstag 15,00 EUR" which Google translates as "Full flexibility to
>seek reimbursement from 1st day of validity: EUR 15.00". As I'm
>functionally illeterate in German, I assume this means:
>
>(a) I can cancel the ticket and get my money back. less a 15-Euro fee
>(b) I have to wait until the day of travel to do so
>
>Point (a) seems fair enough, but point (b) is a bit of a poser. Would
>anyone here have an idea of the correct interpretation of the German
>and possibly also experience of getting a refund from Deutsche Bahn ?


I would read it as you only get € 15 back after the first day of
validity.

I've not had any personal experience but I believe they're pretty good
at refunds.
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(Msg. 6) Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2008 10:36 am
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Tim C.

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(Msg. 7) Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2008 10:36 am
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On Mon, 25 Feb 2008 15:42:40 +0100, Martin <me DeleteThis @address.invalid> wrote:

>and at providing information in more than one language Surprised)

Better than the Austrian site.
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(Msg. 8) Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2008 3:10 pm
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(Msg. 9) Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2008 8:15 pm
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Oh so interesting for the whole world !!

"Martin" <me.TakeThisOut@address.invalid> a écrit dans le message de
news:q5s5s3dgr6tajhq2ici7liq4p19c1j7pi3@4ax.com...
> On Mon, 25 Feb 2008 15:56:05 +0100, Tim C. <tim.challenger.TakeThisOut@aon.at> wrote:
>
>>On Mon, 25 Feb 2008 15:42:40 +0100, Martin <me.TakeThisOut@address.invalid> wrote:
>>
>>>and at providing information in more than one language Surprised)
>>
>>Better than the Austrian site.
>
> I must admit I had't noticed it was multilingual before.
> --
>
> Martin
>
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(Msg. 10) Posted: Fri Feb 29, 2008 9:05 am
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On Mon, 25 Feb 2008 17:46:31 +0100, Martin <me.TakeThisOut@address.invalid> wrote:

>On Mon, 25 Feb 2008 15:56:05 +0100, Tim C. <tim.challenger.TakeThisOut@aon.at> wrote:
>
>>On Mon, 25 Feb 2008 15:42:40 +0100, Martin <me.TakeThisOut@address.invalid> wrote:
>>
>>>and at providing information in more than one language Surprised)
>>
>>Better than the Austrian site.
>
>I must admit I had't noticed it was multilingual before.

It's quite a hard thing to notice. It keeps slipping back into German
at important points. (if you'll excuse the pun)
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