On some less busy trains, do any members here sit in standard class when they have a 1st class ticket to avoid muggers? I was thinking muggers target people sitting in 1st so sitting in standard might sometimes be safer?
On some less busy trains, do any members here sit in standard class when they have a 1st class ticket to avoid muggers? I was thinking muggers target people sitting in 1st so sitting in standard might sometimes be safer?
In my experience, I have had people delibrately walk into 1st and be abusive.
Had a wallet stolen in first.
Siting on the train at platform 1 in the 'old' KX platform 1 which had a public entrance at the North end and before the station was barriered.
Their got on B and walked through getting off at M. My jacket was on the hook behind me and I was concentrating on the laptop. I know the jAcket disappeared before we left as I went to get something out of it.
BTP got someone on another day who asked for my case to be taken into consideration.
Never got the jacket or wallet back.
I now always put it above me so I can be aware if someone is leaning over me.
Doesn't stop me going first.
So you weren't mugged then, which is what the OP mentioned.
What a load of toshOn some less busy trains, do any members here sit in standard class when they have a 1st class ticket to avoid muggers? I was thinking muggers target people sitting in 1st so sitting in standard might sometimes be safer?
In my experience, I have had people delibrately walk into 1st and be abusive.
"Tickets and passes, please."Clickbait, people!
Could have at least helped!In my experience, you seem to experience an awful lot of things others haven't. I recall a thread where you apparently sat and watched a lady trying to get on a puschair for 15 different trains and couldn't, another time you watched a wheelchair user try and board trains for 30 minutes and you didn't seem to get on one yourself! Wasn't it you who slept at work for two days because the trains weren't running due to storms?
There are countless other examples, so forgive me for being sceptical!
Those revenue inspectors really need to go to charm school
What a load of tosh
Do you write for the Daily Express?
Edited to add that this post is not meant to be a flame, rather a highly sceptical analysis of your post, with which I, with respect, disagree.
Correct, but the subject was safety. That is more than mugging.
Forum rules prevent me from responding in the way that i feel appropriate. Therefore the following emoticon will be used to sum up my feelings :
:roll:
In my experience, I have had people delibrately walk into 1st and be abusive.
In all fairness, I've seen people "accidentally" walk into 1st and get uppity when they get booted out. But there has been a distinct lack of muggings or otherwise nefariousnessNever happened to me in hundreds of trips over the last 20 or so years. Perhaps it's you
Sorry about that. I'll have a word with her about her manners when she gets home from work.In my experience, I have had people delibrately walk into 1st and be abusive.
You haven't met her on-board yet, then.Never happened to me in hundreds of trips over the last 20 or so years. Perhaps it's you