Reinvention prototype · variant B of 3 · Seat Release
Seat Release — The Contest
Competition-led. Who else is in, where you stand, and one tap to move up. 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
Peak commuter service
One seat. Seven people already want it.
1seat
7 bidding
One winner at 06:42. Everyone else travels Standard.
Set your bid now and you’ll see exactly where you stand. 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
Seven people are in. One seat.
7 bidders · one First Class seat
Bidding for the seat on the 07:12 is open now. Set a max bid and you join the seven — and you’ll see where you stand.
Opens 04:12 Wednesday, result 06:42 ·
Set your max bidYou can change or cancel it any time before 06:42.
£38
£38 puts you 1st of 8 right now, and it’s yours if nobody goes higher.
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
You’re in
1st of 8, for one seat.
8 bidders · one First Class seat · you’re the green one
Eight bidders, one seat. More join when the seat release opens at 04:12, and only the top bid at 06:42 gets it.
Result 06:42 · until it opens
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
14 people are in for one seat. You’re 1st.
04:12
Seat Release is live
You’re 1st of 14.
Bidders14
First Class seats1
You1st · £38
Next bid behind you£34
You’re in front. Thirteen people can still go above you before 06:42, and only the top bid gets the seat.
Result 06:42 ·
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
14 bidders · one seat
You finished 1st of 14. The seat is yours.
Fourteen people bid for the one seat on the 07:12 this morning. You held the top bid at £38 from 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
14 people bid for one seat. You finished 11th.
06:42
14 bidders · one seat
You came 11th of 14.
The seat went at £52, fourteen pounds over your max. You led it on Friday and ten people went past you this morning. Thirteen people didn’t get it — that’s what one seat means.
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.