Recent content by Skimpot flyer

The doughnutting was ill-advised, of course. But claiming refunds too was particularly naughty. Fortunately for you, they won’t be deducting the sums you’ve already paid for the short tickets from the sum they will calculate that you owe. No credit will be given for those. Having taken a look...

From the brief information you’ve given, it seems like they scanned a digital ticket. From that, they’ll be able to look at your purchase history. I think they’ll have trouble believing this was all accidental, I’m afraid.

They were actually used at Willesden in service with Royal Mail for a few months around October 2021. They proved unreliable for various reasons and the contract was terminated. I well remember my shift manager and senior executives waiting on the Platform 1 and 2 island at PRDC when the first...

The 325s that ran from Willesden PRDC conveyed up to 708 York containers if run as 3 EMUs. They were full of parcels and the Yorks for Scotland would be separated. One carriage would be filled with Aberdeen, one with Inverness and one with (Amazon) returns, going to the Scottish Distribution...

I hate the armrests on the 387s. The one nearest the window can’t be raised (unlike the ones in 1st on the 700s) and I find just irritating. Then you get those who sit down in the aisle seat on the 387s who insist on marking their territory by lowering the one that divides the two seats and poke...

The explanation is a simple one. It’s to do with when you touched in, not the places where you made additional touches during your journey. From TfL Single Fare Finder: Peak : £15.30 Monday to Friday from 0630 to 0930. Off Peak: £9.20 at all other times including public holidays.

I echo Sun Chariot’s advice most strongly. They have suspicions, but no proof. But they know your travel patterns and depending how you get through the gates, your times of travel? If you’ve watched those Channel 5 documentaries about Revenue Protection staff, you can see how they could catch...

I thought my mind worked in strange ways, but that comment proves there are some jammy dodgers :D

I think it best not to make contact. If the OP has somehow been overlooked, poking a stick in the hornets nest risks being stung for the day he was caught PLUS the other days he transgressed on, which he has admitted to on this thread. They would almost certainly trawl their travel history

Although it’s inappropriate in terms of of underpaying your fares, if you really are intent on making some kind of gesture, perhaps you could send several bags of premium doughnuts to GTR’s headquarters via Uber Eats ?

Slightly off-topic, but a former colleague of mine in a different industry who was critical of local reps and remained outside the union found himself in a situation that could have led to his dismissal. He approached a rep about joining the union, with a view to being represented. The reply...

£80 now or a much larger sum later, if they get access to your journey history? Only you know how much you could be liable for…

I would agree with others and cease contact with them and start paying the correct fares IMMEDIATELY. The Vauxhall-Waterloo ‘hack’ keeps coming up on threads posted here. Look at it from the point of view of how little you are saving. £6.40 each time. Really? You have to be lucky every time...

On Sunday (16th August) there was carnage at London Victoria when trespassers on the tracks at Balham (I think) caused trains to be cancelled and delayed on the route via Clapham Junction and East Croydon. As a train was announced after a long interval, people piled onto Platform 16 and were...

There’s been no activity in recent months, but back in February I posted that a couple of units had been moved around to different platforms via the reception sidings. I think from memory the re-livery work started up again briefly, only to stop abruptly within days. The unit halfway up...