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I understand that is quite clear regarding leaving Reading but my question was can I travel from London Waterloo at any time after 4pm? Doesn't matter, I will print off the PV validity and if challenged, etc, etc.

I plan to travel Wadhurst to Waterloo East, BOJ here, Waterloo to Reading, Reading to Banbury merely as a way of avoiding the 4-7pm Super Off Peak ban at Paddington and Marylebone with the bonus of not crossing London (meeting is BFI/Southbank). Failing that I will go see a movie and travel...

This section ? "By any train from Reading except those timed to depart before 0700, from 0930 until 1630, or after 1930" That's not specifically stopping me leaving Waterloo is it? And I don't even understand the logic behind these rules when I do leave Reading!

I am travelling from Wadhurst to Banbury on a return portion super-off-peak ticket tomorrow. As I am at a meeting at 3pm it is highly unlikely I will be at Marylebone or Paddington before the 4pm Super-Off-Peak cut-off. Rather than hang around until after 7pm, can I go Waterloo-Reading-Banbury...

Southern have a pretty decent fares system, East Coastway to London is cheaper than Southeastern even without Advance fares. The Rainy Day refund is just a little extra bonus, I always apply for it but whether I can be bothered to return the call (I am never around for them when they call) is...

The pre-authorisation does drop off but that still allows the merchant to post a charge indefinitely depending on the arrangement a merchant has with a card issuer. I am not saying it's a great idea but then neither is the current system which I guess is the point. I expect a very low percentage...

Like parking for 5 minutes in a Pay and Display without paying while rushing to the pharmacy or paying but as you shut the window the ticket blows off the dashboard. It maybe unfair but it's best to consider making the payment because the escalation is even more unfair. Then it becomes like a...

If there was no carelessness and stupidity then the insurance industry would fall apart! People lose things, it's human nature. If you are providing a card which allows thousands of pounds worth of travel you need to have backup plans should that card be lost. The credit card industry has them...

I really don't understand their Rainy Day system. Why don't they charge the card on collection after a pre-authorise on purchase? They could even give the opportunity to recieve the refund on (on-line) vouchers rather than this bizarre wait-around for a call that could come in 48 hours or 2...

So it's an acceptance of late, overcrowded, dirty trains up North then as long as they can carry on with their interesting fare collection practices? On the few times I've used that operator this year once it was so unimaginably overcrowded that my opinions changed of South and Southeastern...

I don't really understand your passive anger at me when the OP has asked for advice. A letter that has no reference to an offence is not "perfectly correct". The OP never mentioned any Byelaws and RoRA, that is an assumption you have made that the OP received the same letter as your friend is...

Yes I understand, but generally the Intention to Prosecute notice will be used as declared proof that the defendant was advised in advance of the reason(s). Incomplete or missing information in this document will not look good.

It's highly unlikely this will go away and will carry on through the revenue protection pre-court system regardless of the administrative errors on your correspondence. However, you have an absolute legal right to know what you are being taken to court for! Regardless of whether you actually...

Two(or more)-tier system for railcards? Not a good idea. The next steps are Network Railcards not available to those earning too much, perhaps higher rail fares for those that own their own houses and discounts for Forces only if they been somewhere dangerous recently? I agree with the poster in...

Whatever your opinions on the disabled and whether they should be allowed such outrageous discounting because of their debilitations I think it's surprising that the railcards don't come with an accompanying photocard. As most railway staff give DR holders a wide berth it's incredible to me that...

My wife is disabled and I asked the guard at the barrier at Waterloo East if I could see her onto the platform and get her on the train. No problem. Ten minutes later I return and it is no longer the same guard. Cue the most incredible questioning- but it was almost as if it was personal and I...

A seat is never part of the contract with a non-reservable UK rail journey as I understand it. Interestingly I wondered about how you could use the Southern Advance tickets which include an unspecified seat reservation if there were no seats available. You could arguably turf someone out of a...

I would never assume the passenger would have to prove it. You are in possession of a ticket. It's the inspector/RPI that would have to prove it's invalid for whatever reason not just a BOJ. Doesn't stop the possibility of awkward interaction of course.

Surely he just got a Penalty Fare ticket and that was it? It's not normal to ask for details when issuing a PF is it? The assumption is that he is making the mistake a vast amount of passengers do in that a PF is a fine. Not unreasonably as fines are referred to, almost interchangably -...

Interesting as I was returning back from Banbury to Brighton but breaking at Gatwick Airport for a week - the FGW guard on the Reading-Gatwick leg dated my ticket and when I mentioned I was breaking my journey just said "Not my problem, you'll have to explain it to Southern" then added "I'm not...