But from a pragmatic point of view, it is worth remembering that
[email protected] tickets are (currently) only Advances, and therefore come with a seat reservation, which should correspond to a reservation on the back of the seat being occupied for the journey. Whilst this is no evidential support whatsoever, it certainly would be evidence of abuse if the passenger was not sitting in the seat identified on the
[email protected] confirmation.
[the suggestion I'm making here is in complete contradiction to sugestions I often make to passengers unfamiliar with EC, that they may sit in seats (or coaches) which are more attractive than their booked seats. The
[email protected] system does tie a passenger to their booked seat in a more binding sense for the purpose of confirming validity].