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Delay Repay · Southern

Southern Delay Repay

Southern pays from 15 minutes late, you have 28 days to claim, and it costs nothing to do. Here is exactly what you get and where to file it.

Go to the Southern claim form

Pays from

15 min

Deadline

28 days

Automatic?

Detected, you confirm

What Southern pays

Every tier is a percentage of the single fare for the delayed direction. If you bought a return, the single fare is half what you paid, which is how every UK operator calculates it.

Will they claim for you?

Partly, and the wording matters. The scheme covers key smartcard only, but all ticket types held on it.

Shares the Govia Thameslink claims system with Thameslink, Great Northern and Gatwick Express.

Across the network only c2c pays with no action at all. Everywhere else, "automatic" means the operator fills the form in and waits for you to press the button.

How to claim from Southern

  1. Open the Southern claim form
  2. Have your booking reference from the confirmation email to hand
  3. Give the date, the departure and arrival stations, and the scheduled time
  4. Say how late you arrived, not how late you departed. The scheme scores arrival
  5. Attach a photo of the ticket or your e-ticket screenshot
  6. Submit within 28 days of travelling
  7. Expect a response within about 20 working days
  8. If it is refused and you think that is wrong, the Rail Ombudsman is free
Claim from Southern

Common questions

How late does a Southern train have to be to claim?
Southern pays Delay Repay from 15 minutes late at your destination. That is the standard threshold across most of the UK network.
How much does Southern pay?
A percentage of your single fare: 25% from 15 minutes, 50% from 30 minutes, 100% from 60 minutes. On a return, the single fare is treated as half what you paid.
How long do I have to claim from Southern?
28 days from the date you travelled. After that they are within their rights to refuse, though it is still worth asking if you have a good reason.
Does Southern pay Delay Repay automatically?
Partly. Key smartcard only, but all ticket types held on it. They spot the delay and pre-fill the claim, but you still have to confirm it, so nothing arrives if you ignore the email.

The hard part is remembering

Only 45% of passengers with an eligible delay ever claim, and the most common reason is not that people think it is complicated. It is that 28 days pass. Untap watches your journeys and tells you while there is still time. Free, and we never take a share of what you get back.

See how it works

Other operators

See every operator and how Delay Repay works

Thresholds, tiers and deadlines are taken from Southern's own published Delay Repay terms. Operators change these from time to time, so the claim form is always the final word. Untap helps people in the UK find money they are already owed. We do not file claims and we do not take a share of any refund.