Reinvention prototype · variant A of 3 · Seat Release
Seat Release — The Appointment
Time-led. A known moment, a countdown to it, and no idea who else is bidding. Screen 1 is the live results screen with one row reinvented — the other four are App Kit components, unchanged, so you can see where this plugs in. The release row now carries the event itself rather than a caption about it. Same journey, prices and mechanic in all three variants — only the source of the drama changes. Both outcomes are reachable.
13:50
Select outbound
London King’s Cross → Edinburgh Waverley
Wed 16 Sep · 1 adult · Advance Single, Standard
06:00→10:18
4h 18m
LNER
07:12→11:32
4h 20m
LNER
Seat Release
First Class opens at 04:12 on Wednesday.
until it opens
Set your bid now and it goes in the second the seat release opens. You find out at 06:42, before you board.
08:00→12:20
4h 20m
LNER
09:00→13:22
4h 22m
LNER
No upgrades left · Standard seats available
10:00→14:19
4h 19m
LNER
The other four rows are the live results screen, unchanged and not tappable in this prototype. Only the 07:12 release row is reinvented. Tap it.
King’s Cross to Edinburgh Waverley
Wed 16 Sep07:12
4h 20m, direct · Arrives 11:32 · LNER
Advance Single, StandardValid only on the 07:12
Seat Release
First Class on the 07:12 opens at 04:12 on Wednesday.
until it opens
Set your bid now and it goes in the second the seat release opens. You find out at 06:42, before you board.
Set your max bidYou can change or cancel it any time before 06:42.
£38
Your bid£38.00
Platform fee£3.00
Charged only if you win£41.00
The seat release opens 04:12, three hours before your train leaves. Bid now — you don’t need to be awake for it.
One First Class seat goes to the seat release on this service. One seat, one winner. Nothing is sold before it opens.
Only people travelling on the 07:12 can bid. Your Advance Single is your way in.
You’ll know by 06:42, before you board. Win or not, you find out on the platform, not on the train.
Peak commuter service. Your bid is a maximum — nothing is charged unless you win a seat. By bidding you agree to our Terms & Conditions.
Max bid of £38 set
King’s Cross to Edinburgh Waverley
Wed 16 Sep07:12
4h 20m, direct · Arrives 11:32 · LNER
Advance Single, StandardValid only on the 07:12
Your appointment
04:12 Wednesday. You don’t need to be there.
until the seat release opens
Your £38 goes in the moment it opens. We’ll tell you the result at 06:42, on your way to the station.
We’ll tell you when the seat release opens at 04:12, and again when the result is in at 06:42.
Your card is only charged if you win. £38 bid + £3 fee = £41.
The seat release is open
Your £38 is in for the 07:12 to Edinburgh. You’ll know at 06:42.
04:12
Seat Release is live
The result is in at 06:42.
until you find out
Your bid went in at 04:12. There’s nothing you have to do — we’ll tell you either way, before you board.
Your max bidRaise it any time before 06:42. You can’t lower it once the seat release is open.
£38£41 if you win
One First Class seat on the 07:12. The result is in at 06:42, before you board.
The two buttons above are prototype navigation, not app UI. In the product this screen resolves on its own at 06:42.
You’re in First Class
Your ticket for the 07:12 to Edinburgh has been updated.
06:42
06:42, as promised
You’re in First Class.
The seat release opened at 04:12 and closed at 06:42. Your £38 had been in since Friday.
King’s Cross to Edinburgh Waverley
Wed 16 Sep07:12
4h 20m, direct · Arrives 11:32 · LNER
First ClassUpgraded from Advance Single, Standard
Winning bid£38.00
Platform fee£3.00
Charged to •••• 4242£41.00
The seat release is over
It closed at 06:42. Your £38 didn’t win a seat.
06:42
06:42, as promised
You didn’t get one.
The seat release closed at 06:42, exactly when we said it would. One seat, and it went to a higher bid.
You haven’t been charged. Nothing left your card.
Your Advance Single is valid only on the 07:12, so we’re not going to offer you a different train. Your seat in Standard is unchanged.
There is a seat release on every peak LNER service on this route. The next one opens three hours before departure, same as this one did.