Recent content by goldenoldie

I have taken the precaution of writing to my MP about it. Not that their credibility is up to much these days! Hoping the production of the valid railcards will close the matter. As you say, dragging absent minded OAPs through the courts might not go down that well.

I can understand that as well. I should record that I have been in touch with Northern Rail over the weekend - I only got the letters yesterday - and they have been pretty helpful and prompt in their replies so credit is due there. Frankly I will be more than happy to draw a line under the...

Despite what I have said so far I can accept that. In your experience, will Northern proceed with a prosecution? They asked me to produce our railcards (originals not copies) and these are in the post as we speak. This will demonstrate that the tickets were not fraudulently obtained.

Is this a forum for employees of Northern Rail?

That is what he has done. On the bottom of the ticket he has written, in manuscript "zero fare." In the printed section it says "Price £0.00" On the top, it is endorsed "Valid only with ticket 35066" presumably the ticket he impounded. Basically, it appears I am stuffed in terms of having any...

Only when asked for them. The problem is we have tended to buy tickets in advance because we usually drive to the station which isn't always manned. We will, of course, ensure we carry them at all times from here on in. This was the first time we have been asked to produce them. In retrospect...

In all my correspondence on this matter, I have accepted that we should have had the cards. We didn't read the small print. Our complaint was about the attitude of the guard. Indeed had his attitude been less offensive we would probably have paid the excess without demur. One poster says...

On 22 April, my OH and I were intending to travel from Dinting (nr Glossop) to Chester for the day. We'd bought the tickets 2 days in advance as Dinting isn't always manned. We forgot to take our Senior Rail Cards. On the Manchester to Chester leg, the guard asked for our SR Cards - we had...