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I'm sure that some variation on this occurs a lot, going by the astonishing high rate of "no shows" I have seen on reserved seats over the years on LNER. I even did it myself on one occasion, as (in this case, SWR) advances were astoundingly cheap.

A simple start on the tickets front would be to unify the various Smartcard setups that now exist on local railways serving London. The current fragmentation is some sort of nasty joke. I see the overall national fares issue as being the most difficult task to confront. It will need some...

That's not an answer to @AlterEgo's question.

Wait until you hear from them. They'll probably guess anyway from the home address you gave them.

However, TfL seem to regularly ask people to attend court when a card has been misused over a period of time. That means that all the offences are dealt with ("taken into consideration") and the court awards TfL the full value of all the fares that should have been paid. Others can tell us in...

Can we clarify the pont about giving personal details. I thought the the requirement was to show a valid ticket, or pay the fare, or give name and address. It's a bit nit-picky, but the OP did show a valid ticket as @AlterEgo has explained. Is there a separate bylaw requirement to give details...

https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/digital-fraud-email-from-wmt.266258/ The thread above describes actions from WMT that strike me as venturing into Post Office abuse of process territory. A dead phone meant a valid Railcard (a digital-only card too!) could not be displayed. WMT appear to...

We haven't heard if the OP has a document issued by the inspector. They should have. That document itself should contain some information that would help the train company identify the inspector without specifying the exact train and them looking up rosters etc. I strongly advise that whatever...

Can I suggest that the OP starts by appealing the Penalty Fare? As the incident was very recent there's plenty of time for us to help draft the appeal. It won't deal with the general issue of appalling behaviour by the RPI but it will start to flag it up. If the OP can post a copy of the...

Could we please see a copy of the letter from WMR? It's of interest to the forum that the OP has told us that they paid "a £50 fine". That suggests that they paid a Penalty Fare. So are they being threatened with prosecution for that one offence? Is it conceivable that WMR research has...

Just a clarification note. On this forum we are generally very careful not to use the word "refund" when discussing applications for Delay Repay which is the compensation scheme that comes into play when your train is delayed. Officially, "refunds" apply when either you don't use the ticket at...

Could the husband then cancel it, get a part refund and then buy another?

I once left a rucksac on the platform at Basingstoke just two weeks after the failed second terrorist bombing attempt after 7/7. I realised once on the Waterloo train, and was terrified at the thought of having closed down the whole SW mainline. I rushed to lost property at Waterloo and they...

I've heard from a friend that she couldn't get close to Basingstoke station this morning and had to abort a trip to London. Online sites say that the whole area of the station and Alencon Link in front of it are closed to everyone including buses. I went through at 08.49. Platform 4, and I'd...

Can you please elaborate on "wrong Oyster Card". Was it a Freedom Pass or 60+ pass or staff pass that you weren't entitled to? Or was it one loaded with a Travelcard type season ticket? Did the regular user of the card know about you using it? What were the circumstances when you were found out?