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I thought this changed recently with one of the NRCoT amendments? Didn't they remove the condition about buying a cheaper ticket as part payment, presumably because excessing them is quite cumbersome for the railway?

The Elizabeth line opening has made things even more confusing, because it is a National Rail service despite what TfL sometimes want you to believe. Are there any easements preventing a London Thameslink ticket being used Cambridge - Liverpool St - Farringdon - Blackfriars? (Regardless as to...

Do late issued Gold cards have extended validity on the end to account for the time that the OP has missed out on?

There is a lot of victim blaming in this thread. The issue was caused by the railway, so they should be the ones putting it right in a reasonable timeframe. Not claiming off insurance, or saying the belongings should have been in a different pocket or whatever. I carry a rucksack with me...

Call TfL on 0343 222 1234 and explain what happened. If its your first time, they are often willing to cancel charges due to mistouches.

Sorry this isn’t about bread. My local Co-Op have just replaced all of the shelf edge price labels with tiny e-ink displays like in a Kindle. I couldn’t see any cabling so I guess they are battery powered, and wake up periodically to see if there is any new prices to display. They appear to be...

Just buy some LNER egift vouchers now and then use them when you want to buy the ticket. However, the Amex offer has been renewed a few times and will likely appear for reactivation for another period.

Why couldn't they have made the tickets have less padding in the first place given the comments during the initial trials? And why aren't all retailers forced to use the same till roll and layout? The inconsistancies just feels a bit amateur to me.

Like many, I don't think thermal printed PRT is really suitable for a rover or ranger with over a week's validity, because this fading is inevitable if stored in a warm pocket on a hot day. In my opinion, issuing it on PRT should not be allowed. The "computer says no" attitude from Starmill is...

If it was an S&B machine, then you need to prefix it with "London" because S&B machines anchor the substring search to the start of the string, unlike most ticket booking websites. It has caught me out before. Others that are hard to find are Travelcards. Sometimes you need to search "London...

It's the same layout here on the Croydon trams, however every time that I've witnessed an RPI sting on the trams here, those without tickets haven't walked away when they've been led onto the platform to have their details taken. We also have the compulsory ticket areas which would mean you...

Sorry I didn't read the whole thread. I've encountered a much higher than usual amount of revenue blocks lately on my commutes over the past few weeks. - A few by Southeastern at London Bridge. They cover over the barcode readers on all of the gates and direct everyone on an eTicket to have...

According to some on this forum, Greggs should charge the same price for all products, whether its a sausage roll or vegetable slice, because to have a sausage-roll only fare is somehow in breach of competition law. The whole £49.50 AP vs £50.00 off-peak flexible ticket thing is totally due to...

One would have hoped that it wouldn't even be possible for a fare with a maltese cross to be enabled in RCS for eTickets. What's annoying about the LNER app specifically, is that if it is possible to sell as an eTicket, it then forces you to get an eTicket.

Hi all, I've noticed for a while now that the LNER app will only offer the e-ticket fulfillment method if the itinerary does not include a cross-London transfer, even if the ticket is flexible and has a maltese cross. The obvious example is a journey such as East Croydon to Cambridge (brfares)...