Partial outbound journey using an off-peak day return.

[RyanOPlasty]

I need to travel from A to D, changing trains at B and C and returning the same day.

Ideally, I would catch the 09:29 from A to B , but this is 1 minute before the validity of an off-peak day return.

I plan to instead depart from station B ( at 9:50 ), returning to A later in the day.

Can I use an off-peak day return from A-D for this, even though I could not have made the first leg of the journey with it?

 

[realemil]

Can I use an off-peak day return from A-D for this, even though I could not have made the first leg of the journey with it?

Yes that’s fine as long as break of journey is permitted (which it should be [?]).

It’s not like anyone would know anyways!

Edit: read below

 

[Bletchleyite]

Yes that’s fine as long as break of journey is permitted (which it should be [?]).

It’s not like anyone would know anyways!

It's not universally fine. It depends on exactly how the restriction is worded.

Assuming this isn't a loophole, what is the exact ticket involved?

 

[Hadders]

Can you tell us the stations involved and we can give proper advice.

 

[RyanOPlasty]

Can you tell us the stations involved and we can give proper advice.

Bedworth to Shrewsbury via Nuneaton and Birmingham New Street

 

[mangyiscute]

From what I can tell it would be valid since the restriction code JC allows break of journey and just has the general restriction "Not valid on trains timed to depart after 04:29 and before 09:30"

 

[Bletchleyite]

I would agree that in this case this ticket is effectively valid for "boarding a train after 0930", so yes, valid.

 

[RyanOPlasty]

Thanks to everyone who responded.