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If the seller of the ticket sells it in good faith i.e. at face value or at a loss and not selling at any profit then I can't see any problem with that.
Obviously if one person (a tout) buys in a bulk at a very low price and decides to sell them on for profit then this is where I think the law...
I think selling rail and coach tickets is in reality an unenforceable law just like it is illegal to record a tv program on your vcr or taping a song from the radio.
Interesting reading all the replies.
So it looks like no one checks it unless the ticket requires the use of a railcard
(So if you have a valid ticket which doesn't require any railcard no one will bat an eyelid)
I've just had a browse through the well known auction site and there are...
Just wondering why it is not legal to sell / transfer train tickets?
It says:-
Any person found to be transfering a rail ticket is liable for Prosecution as all Tickets remain the property of the railways and sold subject to the National Rail Conditions of Carriage.
Prosecution for these...
thanks bellwater. I hope this is the Attleborough near Norwich you are referring and not the Attenborough near Nottingham.
I have a megatrain ticket from Nottingham to Norwich but wish to get off at Attleborough which is a couple of stops before.
It does say on the ticket 'that passengers should...
I have a ticket from Nottingham to Norwich but wish to get off at Attleborough. Is this possible?
Are there any barriers?
I think staff there are only part time at the ticketing office but I'm not sure if there are people who check tickets as it used to be a totally unmanned station.
Thanks...
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