Get money back if your train is delayed by 15 minutes or more

If you arrive 15 minutes or more late at your destination because of a delay or cancellation to a Southeastern service, you can claim Delay Repay compensation. Delay Repay is the national compensation scheme used by train companies. Claims can be made up to 28 days after your journey.

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There are now three ways to claim Delay Repay with Southeastern:

  1. One Click Delay Repay is a new, quicker and easier way to claim compensation if your journey has been delayed. You can make a claim in just one click as we'll automatically create a Delay Repay claim for you! All you have to do is confirm the journey details and we'll take care of the rest. Our new service is available to our Key smartcard customers and anyone who buys an eTicket or Advance ticket through our website or app, for travel on the Southeastern network.
  2. You can sign up by registering or logging into your Southeastern account and navigating to ‘One Click Delay Repay’ within the drop-down menu. For more information, please visit our FAQs page (link below).
  3. You can also still continue to claim Delay Repay online by clicking the button above or you can also make a claim by post by downloading a Delay Repay claim form.

There are multiple ways to receive compensation including a bank transfer, PayPal, eVoucher and cashable voucher.

All passengers who claim Delay Repay now also have the option to donate their compensation to one of the five charities listed below.

If you still have questions about Delay Repay or One Click Delay Repay, click below to visit one of our FAQ pages.

Delay Repay FAQs

One Click Delay Repay FAQs


Delay Repay Performance Volume of delay compensation claims received Volume of delay compensation claims received Value of total delay compensation paid Avg. time for claims to be processed in working days
Period 11 (24/25 05/01/25 - 01/02/25)
43993 35448 £287,150.75 2.47
Period 12 (24/25 02/02/25 - 01/03/25)
34484 27414 £236,867.95 1.98
Period 13 (24/25 02/03/25 - 31/03/25)
35447 27808 £234,212.50 1.92
Period 1 (25/26 01/04/25 - 26/04/25)
24382 20899 £188,573.95 2.16
Period 2 (25/26 27/04/25 - 24/05/25)
66746 46278 £456,793.70 2.77
Period 3 (25/26 25/05/25 - 21/06/25)
31511 33276 £341,401.15 3.77
Period 4 (25/26 22/06/25 - 19/07/25)
69468 60120 £683,572.50 3.10
Period 5 (25/26 22/07/25 - 16/08/25)
51113 42991 £395,730.00 2.92
Period 6 (25/26 17/08/25 - 13/09/25)
44836 39670 £386,024.85 3.01
Period 7 (25/26 14/09/25 - 11/10/25)
52038 49355 £527,662.05 3.20
Period 8 (25/26 12/10/25 - 08/11/25)
41839 30524 £286,498.10 3.62
Period 9 (25/26 09/11/25 - 06/12/25)
54914 42831 £294,704.35 3.06
Period 10 (25/26 07/12/25 - 03/01/26)
35935 30157 £255,390.75 3.87