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PETITIONRejectedPetition · petition.parliament.uk

Ban train companies from using vague terms to explain cancellations and delays.

Ban train companies from using terms such as “short notice change to the timetable” to explain cancellations and delays.

Last fetched 03 May 2026 · petition.parliament.uk
Signatures
13
signatures
Government response threshold (10,000) · 13/10,000
Debate threshold (100,000) · 13/100,000
Background
Train companies are increasingly using vague terminology such as “short notice change to the timetable” to explain cancellations and delays. This offers users no explanation of causes and is little consolation to those affected. It is, in fact, insulting to lack transparency. Train operators should be made to give honest explanations in order to be held to account. A cancellation is a ‘short notice change to a timetable’. Essentially, the reason they are currently providing is: Cancellation.