Recent content by mattr2102

1 - In my initial post I could not have been more clear in acknowledging that I was in breach of the conditions, this was again repeated in subsequent posts. 2 - The question is clearly an attempt to understand the WHY of this restriction. Again, I thought this was fairly clear. 3 - “But...

This highlights the point. You believe that the condition would only be enforced when there is a valid understandable reason to do so, i.e. if you had printed it on a postage stamp, which would not be readable. You would probably be surprised if it was refused on US Letter, as although it...

Agreed, it's a barcode not a piece of magic, it would work if it was printed on a potato.

Agreed, I wouldn't think it's great long term PR/Customer Service to alienate your customers but I'm not confident that they will offer an explanation.

A lot of times you are told to print items for your records. Technically it does say print it so by their terms and conditions I did not and it's not valid. I am yet to receive a response as to why a paper copy of the .pdf is any different to the electronic copy of the same .pdf so lack any...

British Airways boarding passes both contain the same information. They contain a slightly different format of qr code/barcode. The qr code is machine readable on a display or printed on a piece of paper.

Interesting, you can use airline boarding passes on your mobile though (British Airways so this), they don't have to be printed. I don't believe that a scanner differentiates between paper and a phone screen? Virgin Trains sell e-tickets that are valid on a device screen -...

Or by your logic I could print two copies and do the same, no? It's not an email confirmation that I showed, it's a .pdf of the exact ticket that is printed.

Quick summary: Booked London to Manchester ticket with bike reservation a few months in advance. Visited station a few months in advance and printed bike reservation tickets from machine in attempt to be fully prepared. Received numerous tickets from machine and assumed train ticket was in...