ElbowGrease
New Member
I regularly use the train to travel to and from Manchester Piccadilly and I’m becoming increasingly irritated by what feels like a growing amount of time spent waiting alongside a rabble of commuters to get out of the station once the train completes its journey.
Recently I arrived in Manchester Piccadilly on a service that had been delayed by around 50 minutes. We were then delayed even further by having to wait as two men slowly scanned each and every ticket and asked to see every railcard and photocard of the hundreds of people waiting to leave.
There are often revenue protection officers at another station I use and the layout of the station means this creates a bottleneck. Again, it’s a battle to get out of the station in a timely manner when this happens and it can be significantly disruptive to my morning. When this happened the other day, two police officers were stood waiting around watching the tickets be checked - surely not the best use of their time and our taxes?
Often the tickets have been checked before you board the train, then again once (or twice) during the actual journey, and then they keep you prisoner until they check again!
What does the law say about this? Surely once you’ve alighted after the journey, the contract is terminated? I have no problem with showing before boarding or during the journey, but as far as I’m concerned, waiting to check retrospectively is too late!
Am I alone in my views?
Recently I arrived in Manchester Piccadilly on a service that had been delayed by around 50 minutes. We were then delayed even further by having to wait as two men slowly scanned each and every ticket and asked to see every railcard and photocard of the hundreds of people waiting to leave.
There are often revenue protection officers at another station I use and the layout of the station means this creates a bottleneck. Again, it’s a battle to get out of the station in a timely manner when this happens and it can be significantly disruptive to my morning. When this happened the other day, two police officers were stood waiting around watching the tickets be checked - surely not the best use of their time and our taxes?
Often the tickets have been checked before you board the train, then again once (or twice) during the actual journey, and then they keep you prisoner until they check again!
What does the law say about this? Surely once you’ve alighted after the journey, the contract is terminated? I have no problem with showing before boarding or during the journey, but as far as I’m concerned, waiting to check retrospectively is too late!
Am I alone in my views?
