Recent content by elycommuter

Yes, I do. Put another way, I think it is ethically questionable that railway companies (as franchise holders in a market without practical competition) should reap the benefit of passengers paying twice for their journeys, when this double payment would not exist in a better ticketing system...

Well, this is all very subjective. I know for an absolute fact (and I don't need to justify it to anybody) that items stored in my home are less likely to go walkabout than things which I carry in my pocket, especially things that have to be taken out of my pocket several times a day. Insurance...

Maybe you, but not me. I know my habits, and I know that I never forgot the location where I store my passport, birth certificate, driving licence counterpart, and other things like that... partly because I know they're important, and partly because I very rarely move them. I don't "accidently...

Groupsave seems to work - I'm not aware of any problems with staff or machines issuing Groupsave tickets in the wrong quantity. Alternatively, if all 12 (or 52) coupons of an annual ticket were issued in the same transaction, I imagine the individual tickets would be officially priced at £0.00...

How would I lose them if they're in my desk at home? I wasn't planning to scatter them randomly all over my house. The only way I could permanently lose them would be burglary or fire, and the ToCs have more generous terms for replacing tickets in those circumstances (i.e. up to two per year)...

Sorry to restart the thread after I promised to shut up... but I think there's an easier interim solution for the ToCs without any need for smartcards. Why not offer 12 consecutive monthly tickets for the price of an annual (with Gold Card privileges), so I can leave 11 of the tickets safely at...

Realistically my alternative choice is to give up commuting altogether, and get a different job (and different career) closer to home, since I'm not in a position to afford more expensive tickets, nor the risk of paying twice due to losing annual season tickets. I rather wish that the national...

Yes - the difference is that season tickets tend to cost about 100 times more than railcards. Most people are happy to carry £20 cash in their wallet, but less happy to carry £2000. That's why we have bank accounts, so that we can carry a replaceable debit card instead of an irreplaceable wallet...

You're right, monthlies are less risky. However, an annual Gold Card in the southeast has several advantages: The cost per year is significantly lower than 12 monthlies, equivalent to 6-7 weeks free travel. You get Network Railcard benefits, but without the £13 weekday minimum fare (so the Gold...

Once again, I have lost my annual season ticket. I am really annoyed with myself: I've spent hours looking for it, and it's wrecked my week. Probably it slipped out of my pocket on a train, possibly down the side of the seat - however, I travelled on the services of four different train...