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I'll save everyone a web search. This is satire and there isn't any such German federal court ruling. It also speaks to the world that we live in these days -

by ozgune 7mo ago

I'll save everyone a web search. This is satire and there isn't any such German federal court ruling. It also speaks to the world that we live in these days - I'm having a hard time separating satire from reality.

DocTomoe 7mo ago
In all fairness, being both an avid Deutsche Bahn victim (with the Gold victim status), and knowing the German court system ... that was perfectly plausible, if a bit optimistic. I'd do many, many things if I got a 50% chance of arriving on time.
- consp 7mo ago
  Gold status? Does that mean you only have to fill in two pages of forms instead of three for refunds?
  - hermanzegerman 7mo ago
    If you actually took a train in the last 3 years you would know that the process is know online via the App/Website, and everything is already filled out for you
    - pimeys 7mo ago
      Sure. And then a few weeks later they send you a letter, asking all the information again which you have to send by mail. Source: my train back from Amsterdam was late...
      - hermanzegerman 7mo ago
        My refund from my cross-border journey this Sunday was issued yesterday. But that was from Germany to Austria, so that might make a difference
- wigster 7mo ago
  Gold victim status - made me laugh
- mafuy 7mo ago
  No joke: 15 years ago, when I was riding DB trains regularly, I got whole packs of refund forms. Took a while to find someone who would not refuse this request. I built a rudimentary transparent template in latex that had my name, address, etc. Pushed a whole pack into a printer to fill out most of the forms, leaving only the date and train to be manually inserted. My trains were always delayed, so this saved a lot of time.
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TazeTSchnitzel 7mo ago
Someone wrote a satirical article in 2017 around the same concept: https://www.der-postillon.com/2017/12/bgh-bahn-gluecksspiel.html https://www.der-postillon.com/2017/12/bgh-bahn-gluecksspiel....

by ozgune 7mo ago

DocTomoe 7mo ago

In all fairness, being both an avid Deutsche Bahn victim (with the Gold victim status), and knowing the German court system ... that was perfectly plausible, if a bit optimistic. I'd do many, many things if I got a 50% chance of arriving on time.

consp 7mo ago
Gold status? Does that mean you only have to fill in two pages of forms instead of three for refunds?
- hermanzegerman 7mo ago
  If you actually took a train in the last 3 years you would know that the process is know online via the App/Website, and everything is already filled out for you
  - pimeys 7mo ago
    Sure. And then a few weeks later they send you a letter, asking all the information again which you have to send by mail. Source: my train back from Amsterdam was late...
    - hermanzegerman 7mo ago
      My refund from my cross-border journey this Sunday was issued yesterday. But that was from Germany to Austria, so that might make a difference
wigster 7mo ago
Gold victim status - made me laugh
mafuy 7mo ago
No joke: 15 years ago, when I was riding DB trains regularly, I got whole packs of refund forms. Took a while to find someone who would not refuse this request. I built a rudimentary transparent template in latex that had my name, address, etc. Pushed a whole pack into a printer to fill out most of the forms, leaving only the date and train to be manually inserted. My trains were always delayed, so this saved a lot of time.

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TazeTSchnitzel 7mo ago

Someone wrote a satirical article in 2017 around the same concept: https://www.der-postillon.com/2017/12/bgh-bahn-gluecksspiel.html https://www.der-postillon.com/2017/12/bgh-bahn-gluecksspiel....