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    Guard question

    Last week I got a 8.55am train intending to get ticket on train as there was no staff at ticket office and the machines won’t accept cash payment. I only had cash on me. I am used to paying £9.30 for a return but as this was before 9am it was £11.00 this is with a railcard. I only had £10 note...
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    Northern tickets

    I regularly use northern trains from Bridlington to hull and have noticed a few times when I’ve not managed to get a ticket before getting train the conductor says I should get ticket before getting train yet they never used to say anything. I’m not saying they are wrong to it obviously makes...
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    Peak vs Off-Peak is this enforced for the sake of a few minutes?

    Are conductors bothered if people have wrong ticket off peak in peak times? I regularly get trains around 9am so the price can be over £1 more (I have disabled rail card) for case of few mins. Train used to be 9.04 meaning I’d get the off peak cheaper rate. Now it is 8.55 if I buy ticket before...
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    Is this true or was conductor trying it on?

    i have been using northern trains every week for last few years. I have a disabled rail card for discount. I have around a year back learnt I can still buy a ticket at the lower rate using my rail card on the train. So I have started doing this, but yesterday the conductor was going to charge me...
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    Do conductors care if people pay or not?

    This is no way saying anyone should try to dodge fares. Everyone should pay to travel. I often get train I have a disabled railcard to get I think 30% off. Sometimes there is an on board announcement saying only full priced tickets will be sold on board so I assumed I had to buy ticket before...
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    Can you get refunds on unused train tickets

    i regularly get train from Bridlington to Hull and back I have a disabled railcard for I think 30% off the fare. I have to get the ticket before getting the train to get the money off. This means on some occasions I have got the tickets but missed the train due to there being a long queue for...

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