Short reads for the ride.

Everything here is under two minutes, written like a person, and about one thing: paying less to get where you're going when a lift covers part of the way. They come from building Partway, the free iPhone app that finds the best station to be dropped at.

• Where should they drop you off?

  The nearest station is usually the wrong one. The three things that decide it.

• Can you get on the train at a later station?

  What the ticket rules actually say about boarding partway along the route.

• The same train can be cheaper from a different station

  Fares are odd on purpose. One example we checked saved £61.50.

• Drive partway, catch the train the rest of the way

  Beating the traffic, the parking and the fare in one move.

• The uni run, without driving the whole way

  For parents and students. Most trips home do not need the whole car.

• Split tickets, when you're joining partway

  The legal fare trick, and how it plays with getting dropped off.