Recent content by AM9

Nope, that level of hand holding for every passenger would be quite disruptive and almost inevitably requiring more staff, (which then becomes an additional cost on ticket prices.

The net result of saving those that can't remember to renew or even carry their railcards embarassment or penalties would also make advance purchasing of bargain priced tickets before a valid in-date railcard difficult or even impossible. The deal no, to get about 33% discount on a range of...

The right to reside in another EU country was dependent on the individual and any of their family members' ability to ensure that they do not become a burden on the host state. In reality, this was generally achieved as visitors were net contributors to the UK state both a workers and tax...

So you support what @Hadders was saying i.e. that the option to buy a ticket in advance (up to 3 months before it's travel date when a bargain may be available), should be removed by your suggestion. Given that railcards are purchased to enble fare reductions, those that have them should keep...

'Our Mr Blair' and his fellow party member and successor Mr Brown, handed all control of immigration over to a certain Mr Cameron in 2010, - who happened to be leading the political party that is still in power. If it was such an obvious error to not implement the constraints on immigration...

Whatever was to be set up on french soil would require adult discussions leading to full agreement with the french government. No chance of that with the current administration, but a fresh approach from a new UK government would probably get much further than the current echoes of the 'up your...

Where did Cameron mention that there would be "no small boats". That's your interpretation of his thoughts.

Maybe not that uncommon in practice.

Well compare them with the line(s) on the Santa Cruz system in Tenerife. The main streets up through the city are similar to those in many UK cities and using a couple of single track sections, quite a frequent service is run. It's only in the upper reaches near La Laguna centre that much wider...

'Up to 5 means 1 - 5 in every situation that I've ever heard it, still - maybe your communications with others have been limited to the few that think 'up to 5' means stop at 4.

I don't know (which is why I asked), but there may be some evidence of it within the industry, otherwise why has nothing been done about it for however Senior Railcards have been in existance.

Is there evidence of significant Senior physical Railcard fraud, compared with other younger railcard groups?

Whether we think it is a good idea or not for the recipient countries of our emigres is irrelevant, - the EU on the behalf of member states made it the law in the interests of all member countries. I think that you will find that there were more UK citizens settling in the rest of the EU that...

Why is it not good for the UK to allow senior citizens the right to retire (and die) in locations like the sunny costas where the climate is better for their health. It costed the UK no more in pensions yet their demands on the NHS were virtually zero.