Weekly Ticket

[Darandio]

Next Monday i'm likely going to need a weekly ticket from Redcar Central to Middlesbrough but probably won't know until Sunday. As i'll be getting a really early train and the ticket office at Redcar Central will be closed then (in fact it's closed at the moment anyway) can I buy either from a TVM or on the train if the TVM is broken again? And does the weekly ticket require a photo, if so can this still be issued via the train or TVM!

Thanks in advance.

 

[roversfan2001]

It's probably worth going to a ticket office between now and then with a passport photo and just getting a photocard made up as they don't cost anything. Weekly tickets can be bought from a TVM as long as you already have a photocard.

 

[Watershed]

You will need photo ID, you can get this free of charge at any ticket office if you provide them with a passport-style photo.

Once you have your photo ID, you can buy a weekly season on the TVM, or else on the train if the TVM is out of service and the ticket office is closed.

 

[Darandio]

Thanks both, i'll take a mugshot into Middlesbrough ticket office tomorrow during my break.

 

[Jan Mayen]

If all else fails, could the OP buy an anytime day ticket on the train, then part exchange it for a season ticket and photocard at Middlesbrough?

 

[island]

If all else fails, could the OP buy an anytime day ticket on the train, then part exchange it for a season ticket and photocard at Middlesbrough?

That process is officially only for monthly and longer tickets, and is poorly supported at the best of times.

 

[Wallsendmag]

If the office is closed you should be able to buy it on the train.

 

[Zooty]

Alternatively you could pick up a smart card at the station (or order online) and load the season on that. No photo required for a smart card.

 

[Mcr Warrior]

No photo required for a smart card.

Didn't know that. What's to stop such a card (with a season loaded on it) being passed from person to person, for example, persons sharing the same household / workplace?

 

[E759]

The possibility of a Criminal prosecution will be enough to put many people off sharing their smart card. Assuming they've actually read the Terms and Conditions!

 

[Haywain]

Alternatively you could pick up a smart card at the station (or order online) and load the season on that. No photo required for a smart card.

If only it were that simple. Different TOCs have different rules around that depending on whether the smartcard is registered or not.

 

[Darandio]

Nothing smart needed. Got a photo ID done at Middlesbrough today, easy.

 

[Zooty]

If only it were that simple. Different TOCs have different rules around that depending on whether the smartcard is registered or not.

Northern (and I think TPE) don't require a photo for a registered card. I wasn't aware you could have an unregistered card for a season though.

 

[Haywain]

Northern (and I think TPE) don't require a photo for a registered card. I wasn't aware you could have an unregistered card for a season though.

I have several unregistered cards from various TOCs, and there is no restriction on loading seasons to them.