Buying TfL travelcards on board

[Urban Gateline]

Richmond is in Zone 4.

Booom that told me!

 

[LexyBoy]

That's random.

Could it affect revenue distribution somehow?

 

[island]

It makes sense though, it wouldn't work if you issued a Z1-2 Travelcard with Richmond as the originating station for example, as Richmond is in Z4, so you issue it from Clapham Junction instead which is inside the zones that the Travelcard covers.

I was going more for the suggestion that not issuing from London Terminals was random. I buy all my Travelcards online from Penge Stations. I don't know why

 

[MikeWh]

b) the outermost National Rail station within the required zones on the same line of route as the issuing station, e.g. customer at Feltham requests a Zones 1-3 Travelcard season, use origin ‘North Sheen’

Hmm, that is providing that the passenger already holds a vaild ticket to travel between Feltham and Boundary Zone 3? (or Zone 4 as Z1-3 TravelCard doesn't really exist!)

Zones 1-3 Travelcard season does exist.

 

[John @ home]

I was going more for the suggestion that not issuing from London Terminals was random. I buy all my Travelcards online from Penge Stations. I don't know why

I think the particular sensitivity about the name of the origin station on Travelcards is due to the circumstances which led to the planned privatisation of the London - Tilbury - Southend line to be postponed in February 1996. The Secretary of State's statement is here.

My recollection is that the management of the shadow franchise instructed staff at Fenchurch St to issue Travelcards showing an origin of Upminster instead. This would have led to LTS Rail receiving a higher proportion of the fare, mainly at the expense of London Underground, and was regarded as fraud.

 

[taxidave]

I have today tried buying the zone 1-4 tickets online as advised but am having problems because both East Coast and FGW websites insist on charging me for "next day delivery" and do not give me the choice of collecting from Cheltenham station.

 

[sonic2009]

I have today tried buying the zone 1-4 tickets online as advised but am having problems because both East Coast and FGW websites insist on charging me for "next day delivery" and do not give me the choice of collecting from Cheltenham station.

That's interesting.. Does it offer the choice of any another station? Because I do believe and other forum members can help. That just because you select London Paddington you could infact collect your tickets from Cheltenham Spa. I may be wrong.

Edit. : I've just tried a Dummy booking on. www.londonmidland.com, for your above Journey and it gave me the option to collect at Cheltenham Spa. You have to select where it says collection station and scroll up to Cheltenham Spa. It will then ask you to confirm this is right. Let me know how you get on.

 

[taxidave]

That's interesting.. Does it offer the choice of any another station? Because I do believe and other forum members can help. That just because you select London Paddington you could infact collect your tickets from Cheltenham Spa. I may be wrong.

Edit. : I've just tried a Dummy booking on. www.londonmidland.com, for your above Journey and it gave me the option to collect at Cheltenham Spa. You have to select where it says collection station and scroll up to Cheltenham Spa. It will then ask you to confirm this is right. Let me know how you get on.

It isn't giving me that option, just insists on sending them by post and charging me £6.00 for the privilege.

 

[MikeWh]

It isn't giving me that option, just insists on sending them by post and charging me £6.00 for the privilege.

Seems to be an issue with East Coast. South Eastern will also happily offer TOD.

 

[sonic2009]

It isn't giving me that option, just insists on sending them by post and charging me £6.00 for the privilege.

Looks like an Issue with East Coast, which is rather odd. Either use now :

London Midland
Southern

do let us know how you get on, and sorry for any inconvience.

 

[taxidave]

Yes it works ok on LM, but not on East Coast or FGW.
As a zone 1-6 is the same price as the zone 1-4 with a senior railcard (£5.60) I will get them at the station tomorrow.

 

[sonic2009]

Did you manage to get the Other 7 adults on LondonMidland?

 

[taxidave]

Did you manage to get the Other 7 adults on LondonMidland?

The FGW website was working ok when I booked those, it was only when I came to do the 2 senior ones that I had a problem.
I went to the station and got 1 senior travelcard when I got the 7 from the ticket machine and will get the other tomorrow from a different clerk.