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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Holly Williams

YOU WONT BELIEVE: Trainline sets aside nearly ps4m over competition probe into pricing tactics - What They Never Told You

Trainline has seen half-year profits slump as it revealed nearly £4 million set aside to cover possible costs relating to a competition probe into ‘drip-pricing’ allegations (Yui Mok/PA) - (PA Archive)

Ticketing platform Trainline has seen half-year profits slump as it revealed nearly £4 million set aside to cover costs relating to a competition probe into “drip-pricing” allegations.

The £3.7 million provision comes after the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said in August it was investigating Trainline, as well as airline Virgin Atlantic and Red Driving School, over concerns customers were not shown full prices upfront.

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