Weekend First Glasgow-Wolverhampton

[Butts]

I bought an advanced ticket from Falkirk High to Sandwell & Dudley for my daughter on a railcard basis. (Virgin West coast & Connections).

Part of the journey is Glasgow Central to Wolverhampton - it did not give me the option to purchase Weekend First which is normally £15.

The cost of the ticket was £16.50 - identical on Virgin o/l and East Coast which I used to get the points.

Why did it not come up as an option, and will she be able to purchase the supplement on the train ? (It's on a Sunday)

 

[CallySleeper]

Yes, you can usually only buy a 1st upgrade on the train.

 

[reb0118]

Check that it is possible to do a Weekend 1st when holding an advance ticket. Virgin may be different but I know ScotRail, for example, do not allow that.

 

[Mike395]

Check that it is possible to do a Weekend 1st when holding an advance ticket. Virgin may be different but I know ScotRail, for example, do not allow that.

Unless it's changed since I last did this a year or so back, Virgin do allow Advance ticket holders to upgrade on-train

 

[gordonthemoron]

Virgin do allow weekend first upgrade with a standard advance. I did it at christmas

 

[Butts]

Thanks everyone I'll tell her she can upgrade onboard - do you have to await the announcement or just plonk yourself in an unreserved seat ?

 

[ainsworth74]

Plonk yourself in a seat and wait for the guard to come around checking tickets.

I normally have my cash/card out just as an extra sign that I'm paying the upgrade but it certainly isn't mandatory to do that.

 

[Butts]

Plonk yourself in a seat and wait for the guard to come around checking tickets.

I normally have my cash/card out just as an extra sign that I'm paying the upgrade but it certainly isn't mandatory to do that.

Cheers I'll tell my daughter that