thewaistcoat
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I travel into London twice a week and have no real option but to use carnet cards.
As carnet cards cannot be refunded once any ticket is used, I date mine at the gate once I've committed myself to travelling (as that's the only real place I can make that decision). Recently the Cambridge train has being coming in on-time and rather than stand in the way of a crush-load of people, if I've spotted the gate-line staff have a date stamp, have asked them to stamp my yet un-dated ticket and allow me through to the other side of the gate out of the way, where I'd then complete the ticket, show the gate staff and proceed. I always have a pen with me.
This morning the Cambridge train was again on-time and I repeated the above. The gate staff said to me, this is the last time and that if I ask them again they'll take my details.
Were they just having a bad day or am I committing some kind of offence or being accused of doing something wrong?
It's bad enough being treated like a criminal with a carnet card most of the time as it is.
As carnet cards cannot be refunded once any ticket is used, I date mine at the gate once I've committed myself to travelling (as that's the only real place I can make that decision). Recently the Cambridge train has being coming in on-time and rather than stand in the way of a crush-load of people, if I've spotted the gate-line staff have a date stamp, have asked them to stamp my yet un-dated ticket and allow me through to the other side of the gate out of the way, where I'd then complete the ticket, show the gate staff and proceed. I always have a pen with me.
This morning the Cambridge train was again on-time and I repeated the above. The gate staff said to me, this is the last time and that if I ask them again they'll take my details.
Were they just having a bad day or am I committing some kind of offence or being accused of doing something wrong?
It's bad enough being treated like a criminal with a carnet card most of the time as it is.