To add a bit of (lavatorial) humour to the discussion, can anyone comment, perhaps having been "caught short" sans papier on a train, as to the qualities of these "bog roll" tickets when used for that alternative purpose?
Don't give anyone any ideas... (be that passengers or TOCs!
)I bought some tickets in advance (not advance tickets, just tickets I happened to be buying the day before I needed them) from Man Picc the other week. Issued on 'loo roll' tickets as you say which fit perfectly into my ticket wallet, I just had to use both top and bottom pockets at the same time, if that makes sense?
You mean like South West Trains did quite some years ago?
The problem is, to do some things like book seats together for people travelling from different destinations or even needing a little more customisation in your journey route and timings, it's helpful to go to a ticket office.
Did they smudge? It's so long ago I can't remember.You won't mind till roll tickets then, surely, as that's all you got off a SPORTIS
But obviously someone disagrees because they are being issued on this paper.
Booking in advance and printing the tickets in advance aren't necessarily the same thing.
They're also issued on credit card sized tickets and really shouldn't be. Certainly nothing longer than a weekly should be.
I think the issue with season tickets is that photocards are still credit card sized. If there's a desire to issue season tickets in a format other than credit card sized (and I agree there should be) then photocards either need to change at the same time, or simply be done away with.
My Scotrail smartcard also bears my photograph. Can't see why that couldn't be the same for all smartcards.
Oh, of course they can last for months. Many don't though.
I'd go with that; but let's require all TOCs etc. to recognize any ITSO standard smartcard first. At the moment I've got three, because none of the individual providers will load a ticket onto a card that doesn't have their brand on it
I regularly have to replace my monthly magstripe, credit card sized, ticket at least twice a month. In fact, it rarely lasts longer than 7-10 days before the stripe stops working the ticket gates.
I'd go with that; but let's require all TOCs etc. to recognize any ITSO standard smartcard first. At the moment I've got three, because none of the individual providers will load a ticket onto a card that doesn't have their brand on it
I regularly have to replace my monthly magstripe, credit card sized, ticket at least twice a month. In fact, it rarely lasts longer than 7-10 days before the stripe stops working the ticket gates.
I didn't think you could book tickets in advance at a station and not collect them?
You can't, but where TOCs have telesales departments they should be able to sell anything that a booking office can. I suppose if you wanted to pay cash then you'd be out of luck. (You could still use RTVs though if you're booking far enough in advance).
How far in advance would one need to book in order to be able to use RTVs? The same time as if one was booking using telesales without RTVs?
Add a couple of working days to send them the RTVs. It's a while since I looked into it but I think they recommended 10 working days.
So you have to physically post them? That's a lot of hassle. Far easier to go into a station, if you have a ticket office nearby.
I agree it's easier, and that's what I ended up doing. But if you want to purchase in advance using RTVs, and also want to collect the tickets later or don't have a convenient ticket office that's the option that's available.
Can I be awkward and want to collect later but pay uisnf RTVs at the station? Haha.
Use cross country's site to avoid this
