Train Delay App Helps Commuters Claim Compensation

Commuter builds app to simplify claiming £80m Delay Repay train compensation.

Oct 19, 2026

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Train Delay App Helps Commuters Claim Compensation

Commuter builds app to simplify claiming £80m Delay Repay train compensation.

In brief

Commuter builds app to simplify claiming £80m Delay Repay train compensation. Chris Hull created an app to help commuters claim Delay Repay compensation after missing out on £380 in train delay payments. Originally reported by Dailymail.

Train delays cost commuters money

Train delays are so frequent on some lines that commuters simply want to forget all about them by the time they get to their desk.

Commuters miss out on compensation

Britain's rail networks offer generous rebates to those that arrive at their destination 15 minutes late or more under the national Delay Repay scheme.

Chris Hull builds delay claim app

Chris Hull, 33, moved to Didcot five years ago, and commutes into London four days a week for his day job at an asset management company.

The main idea

Chris Hull created an app to help commuters claim Delay Repay compensation after missing out on £380 in train delay payments.

Read the original on Dailymail

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