py_megapixel
Established Member
The reason I title this question "semi-hypothetical" is that it's about a trip which I may or may not end up doing. I'm also trying to avoid saying the names of the actual stations here.
Essentially, I wish to travel with a group of friends to X. The train there calls at a few stations, then P, then Q, then some other stations, then X.
I wish to board the train at P; some of the friends I will be travelling with live closer to Q and would prefer to board there instead. However, I will be purchasing tickets for the entire group.
Would it put me or my friends at risk of being penalised in any way if I were to carry all of the tickets with me, and give the friends who board at Q their tickets immediately after they get on, while the train is still standing in Q station?
P and Q are small stations with ticket offices but no ticket gates, though revenue protection staff do occasionally check tickets at the station entrances. X is a large fully staffed station with ticket gates. All stations are within a Penalty Fare zone.
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Essentially, I wish to travel with a group of friends to X. The train there calls at a few stations, then P, then Q, then some other stations, then X.
I wish to board the train at P; some of the friends I will be travelling with live closer to Q and would prefer to board there instead. However, I will be purchasing tickets for the entire group.
Would it put me or my friends at risk of being penalised in any way if I were to carry all of the tickets with me, and give the friends who board at Q their tickets immediately after they get on, while the train is still standing in Q station?
P and Q are small stations with ticket offices but no ticket gates, though revenue protection staff do occasionally check tickets at the station entrances. X is a large fully staffed station with ticket gates. All stations are within a Penalty Fare zone.
If a moderator comes across this and feels that to answer this question in public would be a bad idea, please feel free to take it into a private message (I think they're called a Conversation on here?)