Hi all, long time lurker, long time train nerd, first time poster.
I’m a police officer in the Met Police and have been a member of the “ATOC” travel scheme since it’s inception. Essentially, for a monthly fee I have unlimited travel in south east England on National Rail services (circa 70 miles from CHX). Until now I have had a paper ticket which I show with my warrant card. However, as of today I have been issued with a smart card that I must use instead.
Apparently you must touch in and out at the end of a journey but apparently it’s also perfectly permissable to buy an extenstion ticket and, if so, you must not touch out beyond the scheme boundary or you will be charged a penalty. What is unclear is what happens with the “incomplete” journey on the smart card. We have also been told that there is no need to alight to touch out at the scheme boundary (that would be absurd and inconvenient). However, I’ve not been able to get a straight answer from the Met’s HR department and the T&C’s letter that came with the card was unclear.
Any ideas?
I’m a police officer in the Met Police and have been a member of the “ATOC” travel scheme since it’s inception. Essentially, for a monthly fee I have unlimited travel in south east England on National Rail services (circa 70 miles from CHX). Until now I have had a paper ticket which I show with my warrant card. However, as of today I have been issued with a smart card that I must use instead.
Apparently you must touch in and out at the end of a journey but apparently it’s also perfectly permissable to buy an extenstion ticket and, if so, you must not touch out beyond the scheme boundary or you will be charged a penalty. What is unclear is what happens with the “incomplete” journey on the smart card. We have also been told that there is no need to alight to touch out at the scheme boundary (that would be absurd and inconvenient). However, I’ve not been able to get a straight answer from the Met’s HR department and the T&C’s letter that came with the card was unclear.
Any ideas?