What are the thoughts about this?
A person sees that a storm's on its way this weekend. Based on last weekend's storm they think there's a much higher than average chance that their train will be late or cancelled this weekend.
This person buys a ticket today for travel at the weekend. At the point they buy the ticket, their service is advertised as running. What they're doing is taking a reasonable guess that they'll encounter problems with their train and get their money back with Delay Repay.
There's no guarantees they'll encounter problems with their train; they're just taking advantage of the fact that the chances are much higher than usual.
What would be the legal / moral implications of this?
Could it be said that they're attempting to defraud the railway company?
Or, would it be the case they've done nothing wrong and are totally complying with the contract they have made with the railway company?
Either way, how could anything be proven?
A person sees that a storm's on its way this weekend. Based on last weekend's storm they think there's a much higher than average chance that their train will be late or cancelled this weekend.
This person buys a ticket today for travel at the weekend. At the point they buy the ticket, their service is advertised as running. What they're doing is taking a reasonable guess that they'll encounter problems with their train and get their money back with Delay Repay.
There's no guarantees they'll encounter problems with their train; they're just taking advantage of the fact that the chances are much higher than usual.
What would be the legal / moral implications of this?
Could it be said that they're attempting to defraud the railway company?
Or, would it be the case they've done nothing wrong and are totally complying with the contract they have made with the railway company?
Either way, how could anything be proven?
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