The TOD machine at Selby has had the coin slot marked as out of order and been card-only for the last couple of years. It is likely not the only station with this issue. The Conditons of Carriage refer to the need to have a ticket before you board a train unless the ticket office is closed and there are no self-service machines in full working order, and also that in most cases only full fare tickets will be sold on the train.
Given that a machine is not in full working order if its cash slot is broken, could a passenger, regardless of whether they were paying by cash, decide to buy a ticket on the train, with discounts where appropriate, where a station's TODs are not accepting cash?
Given that a machine is not in full working order if its cash slot is broken, could a passenger, regardless of whether they were paying by cash, decide to buy a ticket on the train, with discounts where appropriate, where a station's TODs are not accepting cash?