eastend43
Member
Hi
Just looking for general advice for next time as I didn't have a problem this time as there were not any ticket checks during the journey.
I bought a Liverpool to London return on the Virgin Trains website and as I was running late I opted for the m-ticket. It downloaded successfully and no problems using it going to London.
Coming back I often go via Chester, changing onto a Merseyrail service and stopping short at a station in the Wirral. As it's an off-peak return I understand it to be fine (in terms of permitted route and break of journey) and actually the stopping short part isn't that important for my query.
I changed at Chester today onto Merseyrail while traveling on the return part of the m-ticket, but only when on the Merseyrail service I wondered whether they would accept that I had a valid ticket or whether they would want a Penalty Fare or worse. I suspect they would have no way of checking the barcode or otherwise checking I had a valid question.
I couldn't see anything definitive on the Virgin Trains website. On the one hand the booking confirmation says 'travel is valid via any permitted route', however on their website it states
which is a bit ambiguous (to me) but could be interpreted as the m-ticket only being valid on Virgin Trains.
Anybody got ideas what should have or could have happened?
Thanks
Just looking for general advice for next time as I didn't have a problem this time as there were not any ticket checks during the journey.
I bought a Liverpool to London return on the Virgin Trains website and as I was running late I opted for the m-ticket. It downloaded successfully and no problems using it going to London.
Coming back I often go via Chester, changing onto a Merseyrail service and stopping short at a station in the Wirral. As it's an off-peak return I understand it to be fine (in terms of permitted route and break of journey) and actually the stopping short part isn't that important for my query.
I changed at Chester today onto Merseyrail while traveling on the return part of the m-ticket, but only when on the Merseyrail service I wondered whether they would accept that I had a valid ticket or whether they would want a Penalty Fare or worse. I suspect they would have no way of checking the barcode or otherwise checking I had a valid question.
I couldn't see anything definitive on the Virgin Trains website. On the one hand the booking confirmation says 'travel is valid via any permitted route', however on their website it states
What services are m-tickets available for?
Since 23 February 2016, m-tickets are now available for all tickets on Virgin Trains services along the West Coast Mainline.
Since 23 February 2016, m-tickets are now available for all tickets on Virgin Trains services along the West Coast Mainline.
which is a bit ambiguous (to me) but could be interpreted as the m-ticket only being valid on Virgin Trains.
Anybody got ideas what should have or could have happened?
Thanks