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Trainline shares tumble 13% over CMA investigation on 'drip pricing'


By Goran Nastic

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has launched an investigation into Trainline over concerns that mandatory fees were not included in the upfront prices displayed to customers booking train and coach tickets through its website and app.

The investigations are part of a wider CMA clampdown on misleading pricing practices, including where mandatory charges are separated from the headline price, or added later in the buying process, known as drip pricing


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