break of journey on off peak return ticket

i have two questions that i would like answers to please

1. if someone has got an off peak return say liverpool to york, can they break their journey on the outward portion at say manchester and then carry on the next day

2. how many times can they break their journey on the way back within the month time scale

thanks

1. It depends on whether the ticket allows outward break of journey or not. The specific ticket you note does permit it:
http://www.brfares.com/#faredetail?orig=LIV&dest=YRK&grpo=0435&tkt=SVR

It is always permitted on the return half of an Off Peak or Super Off Peak return.

2. As many times as desired, and for as long as desired, within the period of validity provided the same section of route is not covered more than once (i.e. you resume either at the point you broke the journey or after it).

On the outward journey this is permitted but, sadly, you are likely to encounter some difficulty with staff who believe it is not.

Haywain said:

On the outward journey this is permitted but, sadly, you are likely to encounter some difficulty with staff who believe it is not.

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Oddly I have never had issues with same day break of journey on any ticket even where it definitely was *not* allowed.

The issue of whether *overnight* break of journey is allowed on the outward if it is not necessary (i.e. you run out of trains and cannot continue until the morning) is rather more complex and even here the views on it vary.

Bletchleyite said:

The issue of whether *overnight* break of journey is allowed on the outward if it is not necessary (i.e. you run out of trains and cannot continue until the morning) is rather more complex and even here the views on it vary.

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Which is what the OP asked about. It is clearly permitted and any disputes on here are about defining the circumstances.