I've been reading a few of the threads on here about people running afoul of being able to buy a ticket bought on the train, and doing so after the train has departed their origin station, so when inspected the ticket is not valid.
A (admittedly somewhat contrived, but there you go) thought has just popped into my mind - how would that work with journeys where the passenger intends to travel further on their return back through their origin station? i.e. Imagine a line with stations A, B, & C. The passenger intends to make a journey B-C-A, but sees a return ticket A-C is cheaper than singles for B-C & C-A, so buys that ticket, and starts (short?) at B, after the train has departed A, but before they board at B.
If the time of purchase is examined, the ticket will appear to have been purchased after departure, but the passenger has done nothing wrong, as far as I'm aware? If it's a paper ticket there will obviously be no questions, and likewise, if there is scan data available it will show it was scanned at B after purchase, but if there is neither of those things, it will be very difficult, I suspect?
A (admittedly somewhat contrived, but there you go) thought has just popped into my mind - how would that work with journeys where the passenger intends to travel further on their return back through their origin station? i.e. Imagine a line with stations A, B, & C. The passenger intends to make a journey B-C-A, but sees a return ticket A-C is cheaper than singles for B-C & C-A, so buys that ticket, and starts (short?) at B, after the train has departed A, but before they board at B.
If the time of purchase is examined, the ticket will appear to have been purchased after departure, but the passenger has done nothing wrong, as far as I'm aware? If it's a paper ticket there will obviously be no questions, and likewise, if there is scan data available it will show it was scanned at B after purchase, but if there is neither of those things, it will be very difficult, I suspect?
