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<p>The Department requires operators of new franchises to provide automated Delay
Repay compensation processes that make claiming swift and simple and is working with
the rail industry and the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) to deliver more automated
claims processes across all DfT-let franchises.</p><p>Recent ORR research shows that
94.7% of passengers report that their compensation claims were resolved within the
industry deadline of 20 working days. See <a href="https://orr.gov.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0005/40838/delay-compensation-claims-factsheet-1819-Q3.pdf"
target="_blank">https://orr.gov.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0005/40838/delay-compensation-claims-factsheet-1819-Q3.pdf</a>.</p><p><strong>
</strong></p><p>Delay Depay 30 is now available on all but one of the DfT franchises.
Passengers on 50% of DfT-let franchises are now eligible for improved compensation
schemes when their trains are delayed by 15 minutes or more (DR15). Due to the relatively
large size of the franchises that now operate DR15, this means that 74% of journeys
on DfT franchises now have DR15 available to them.</p><p> </p><p>For passengers with
single and return tickets, Delay Repay is more generous than the systems in place
on most other Western European railways and considerably more generous than the minimum
standard of compensation that is set by EU Regulation.</p><p> </p>
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