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Yeah, sadly I always need the toilet around the time I get to Shipley station. Forcing myself to use the toilet makes me feel worse too as I used to try on a morning before leaving.

Completely off-topic but I have a blue disability badge for the car so you may want to look into it further as I have a friend whom also claims benefits for Colitis. The Colitis and Crohns site has essentially a pre-written guide on getting approved for PIP etc

Yeah, I get your point. Thank you for the suggestions, I'll keep them in mind!

Considered applying for that actually. The foundation that supports colitis and crohns actually have a guide detailing exactly how to apply for disability allowance so you are approved for it. I've never been one for milking my illness as it's not something I'd wish on anyone and would honestly...

I forgot to mention that I do indeed have one of these. I'd been working from home due to my illness and as it's coming up to pay day opted to buy normal tickets for a few days so I could renew it and have it last until next pay day

Late response, sorry. Regarding the ticket offices in Shipley, you are absolutely right and they were available. In this case there was a long wait for both due I assume, to the cancellation of two Leeds trains prior to mine. I'd been told previously by two station guards to just "get on. That...

Yeah, there is a small ticket office on the platform side of the barrier. I could have done what everyone else does and slyly walked through the barrier behind someone who has a ticket but I opted to actually go and buy a ticket. It's at that point I was pulled aside and fined. It was actually...

Little bit of backstory first as it's somewhat important. I have ulcerative colitis which is classified as a disability and means that mornings are particularly horrible. You can have sudden urgency and it's not particularly easy to hold it, meaning you HAVE TO get to a toilet. In a morning I...