Does "any permitted" depend on class of travel?

[DDB]

I am travelling Nottingham to London on a weekend day trip.

I belive the any permitted allows travel via Grantham into Kings Cross and I can generate standard class any permitted itineraries that way. (Obviously EMR only fares aren't valid by that route)

However when I try for first class I get no first class fares available. In particular I want to get a first class super off peak day travel card.

I've purchased the ticket using a St Pancras itinerary and the LNER site let me make a separate 1st reservation for the service I hope to get so there are seats.

Anyone know what is going on and whether there is some validity thing going on that means I can't travel via Grantham should I chose to, on that ticket?

 

[jfollows]

No.
However, the ticket you are trying to buy might be restricted, eg

Route​

00025 EMR ONLY​

As you say, “any permitted” isn’t affected by this.

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[plugwash]

I would guess this is pseudo-compulsory reservations rearing their ugly head again, and that someone has forgotten to associate the ticket type used for the travelcard with an appropriate reservation quota.

 

[jfollows]

Agreed.
There are a load of “compulsory reservations” on EMR because they want to block users from Rugby and so on affected by engineering work. The restrictions shouldn’t be specific to class of travel, though.

 

[DDB]

There don't appear to be any First class available if I search via Grantham

 

[Haywain]

No.
However, the ticket you are trying to buy might be restricted, eg

As you say, “any permitted” isn’t affected by this.

Purchase flexible walk-up fares for any British train journey

Purchase flexible single/return tickets & Travelcards – in 3 clicks, at face value with no fees. Every British rail fare shown, railcard discounts included.

www.brfares.com

It is not restricted in that way.