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Hypothetically, if the penalty fare was withdrawn due to non-payment and criminal proceedings instigated instead, what would be the offence? As far as I can see the bye-laws are focussed on entering the train without a valid ticket and RORA 1899 talks about "knowingly and wilfully" travelling...

Yes that feels...misleading. You can avoid this though; when selecting the return date/time there is an option at the top of the pop-up to select "Anytime (Open return)". This will then result in just return type tickets being offered.

As that ticket doesn't have a cross-london (+) mark, might the gate line at Victoria reject it anyway, regardless of the easement?

I don't own an Apple device but if the same card is used in both "slots" would they present the same virtual card number?

@MikeWh, perhaps you might know this; if the phone happens to be unlocked at the point of an RPI check, would the wrong card be scanned?

A good solicitor with experience of dealing with train companies and their agents may well be able to negotiate a significant reduction in the settlement offer. For instance, as you were in possession of valid tickets between Ipswich and Shenfield, perhaps ITAL would be willing to focus just on...

fastjp.com shows journeys via Highbury and Islington, so that's likely the expected default route.

Doesn't the back-end system attempt to find the cheapest fare? I would have thought that multiple tap-ins straddling the peak/off-peak threshold would be a prime candidate and the OSI would be broken automatically.

And if I may make a further suggestion: you may now feel uncomfortable about accepting a lift from your partner and buying the "short" ticket. But if you stop doing that, the train company may take that as "evidence" that you were previously short-faring. I would recommend making your journeys...

Not for me. I submitted two claims on Wednesday afternoon and although I haven't received email confirmation, going online showed that that one claim was approved on Thursday and the other today (Friday).

I see. So once the cancellations had been announced, it wasn't practical to reinstate them at such short notice. Thanks.

Just curious really, but the 10:06 from Waterloo to Hampton Court was cancelled from Vauxhall to Wimbledon inclusive but then called at remaining stations. It was no more than 2 minutes late at the cancelled stations and in fact was early at Wimbledon. Would be interested to know what the...

You might find this Trainline link helpful.

That "Recall" email seems very strange. Is WMT trying to row back on its accusation? What were the contents of that follow-up email? Any noticeable differences from the original?

Chase themselves say that seemingly eligible transactions may not earn cashback due to the MCC. (https://www.chase.co.uk/gb/en/support/where-can-i-earn-cashback/)