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That seems to be over-restrictive compared to the Virgin Trains website. What if you have arrived on a VT service and intend to continue your journey with another operator?

It may be pedantic but the VT website mentions only possession of a valid ticket. There is no compulsion to make use of it. If pressed I would say "I may be using it on a Virgin service" which is true enough since it depends on whichever train is most convenient when I decide to move. I...

It does not say a "Virgin Trains Only" ticket either. How do you identify a VT ticket unless it has TOC restriction? If a ticket is valid for VT (not 'only VT') then it is a Virgin Trains ticket. It is irrelevant that it may also be a London Midland or Cross-Country ticket as well. I would...

This is the part that caught my eye: A search of the fraudster's home revealed a sophisticated forgery set-up which included fake and genuine tickets, glossy photographic paper, computers and printers, as well as craft knives, scissors and a cutting board. The room I am in contains all of...

I could be very wrong but I was under the impression that you can't reserve seats on LM services.

I try to pay using cash as much as possible. I will use a card to buy items over £100 but rarely less than that (except online, of course). This is not a hard and fast rule - I have bought two first class 7-day ALRs this year, both with cash. I cannot recall buying anything in a bricks and...

This cannot be right. What would be the purpose of tick boxes for a ticket with an expiry date printed on it? I imagine he must be confusing an ALR (valid for 7 or 14 consecutive days) with something like a Freedom of Scotland Travelpass (valid for 4 in 8 days or 8 in 15). I've never needed...