Whilst talking to a Friend today who does a regular commute several times a week they mentioned that they have been able to obtain train tickets at 50% of the usual fare.
Upon questioning them, these have been obtained from a friend of a friend who works on the railways. They have sent a copy of the tickets to myself that they have been given, which are Any Time Day Single E Tickets which have a code on the bottom but no price on the Ticket.
I advised my friend that I suspect these are 75% discounted PRIV tickets (Visual inspection does not indicate they are PRIV tickets as they just show Anytime Day Single, with no price) and that although they do open the barriers at the originating and destination stations, I suspect that if scanned by an inspector whist on the train, they would reveal that they are a PRIV ticket which could lead to my friend being questioned and prosecuted
My friend thinks I am over reacting. They think that if I am correct, it will be the seller of the ticket who would be in trouble, not them as the User. Can you advise if my suspicions are likely to be correct and that these tickets are scanned are likely to reveal that they are a PRIV ticket.
Thank You.
Upon questioning them, these have been obtained from a friend of a friend who works on the railways. They have sent a copy of the tickets to myself that they have been given, which are Any Time Day Single E Tickets which have a code on the bottom but no price on the Ticket.
I advised my friend that I suspect these are 75% discounted PRIV tickets (Visual inspection does not indicate they are PRIV tickets as they just show Anytime Day Single, with no price) and that although they do open the barriers at the originating and destination stations, I suspect that if scanned by an inspector whist on the train, they would reveal that they are a PRIV ticket which could lead to my friend being questioned and prosecuted
My friend thinks I am over reacting. They think that if I am correct, it will be the seller of the ticket who would be in trouble, not them as the User. Can you advise if my suspicions are likely to be correct and that these tickets are scanned are likely to reveal that they are a PRIV ticket.
Thank You.