Excessing half a return

[Freddie]

Hello,

Should it be possible to excess the return leg of an Off-peak return? I bought an Off-peak return Warrington - Urmston this morning, but have ended up in Manchester, so I'll be returning Manchester Piccadilly - Warrington.

Will I need a new ticket, or should I be able to excess it? I'd most likely be getting a TPE/EMT train, which don't stop at Urmston, so a split wouldn't work.


Cheers,

Freddie

 

[hairyhandedfool]

It is possible, but it is not within the rules. You should be sold a new ticket.

 

[LexyBoy]

Worth asking though; if offered it should cost 80p.

Cheaper than buying a new Manchester-Warrington ticket (£7.50 Anytime Day Single) would be a Manchester-Birchwood Evening Return (if you're travelling after 1830) which is only £3.50, then using your existing ticket from Birchwood to Warrington. The train needs to stop at Birchwood - a cursory look suggests that both TPE and EMT do.

If you can get a train that calls at Irlam then an Evening Return is £1.90, and the Off Peak Day Single £3.70 (if you're travelling before 1830).

 

[barrykas]

I'd advise shopping around...I'd have no problem doing an Overdistance Excess in such a scenario, though it's a matter of some debate as to whether you'd be able to subsequently use it on a train to Bank Quay rather than to Central.

 

[bb21]

Only one EMT stops at Birchwood in that direction. None of the others do AFAIK.

 

[Freddie]

Cheers guys.

Long queue at the booking office, and a train due in a few minutes, so I ended up buying the Evening Return to Birchwood. Predictably, it didn't get checked at any point, but such is life