Recent content by talldave

I got inspected on SWR yesterday on only my 3rd day that I've been using the route. The guy appeared as we arrived at Feltham where I effectively switch from my forum purchased eticket to my 60+ Oyster. Although he only got to me as we left Feltham, I showed him both eticket and Oyster as I...

Brfares shows the off-peak Swanscombe fare as £7.70 without a Railcard. Annoyingly - and for no logical reason - HS1 upgrades can't be discounted with an Annual Gold Card, whereas HS1 tickets can be discounted.

Isn't that incompetence rather than strictness?

I'm using the site on an Android mobile so I may not be getting the full experience, but: When I'm logged in I'm still asked for all my details when I buy a ticket. I want to buy the same ticket every time I log in. Same Railcard, same "use Travelcard", same stations, for today. Can a "Buy...

I think you've hit on a very good example of how car transport has gained totally new approaches in the form of car clubs for very short term rentals - almost a drive yourself Uber. Rental bike schemes are similarly providing something that just didn't exist previously. For London buses the...

My physical card has only pictures of boats on it! I agree - both would be preferable.

I ordered my Railcard on the 18th June, I received the dispatched email on the 19th June and it arrived today 25th June (by Whistl) with an expiry date of 24th June next year - so spot on a year of validity. The covering letter states 1st Class £0.00, so I presume that refers to postage and...

I've just taken delivery of a physical Railcard and, as if I needed a reminder of the vulnerability of digital-only "cards", the Three network has crashed today and my mobile (on Smarty, Three's bargain brand) is proving useless. OK, it seems to be voice that's dead, but it's an uncomfortable...

Brilliant, thank you!

Could the link in the "Our new ticketing site is now live!" banner be set to open in a new tab/window, so that the current Forum page remains active?

Apologies for the possibly silly question, but does using the app still support this site?

Wouldn't something resulting in pdfs you can email be better? Or are these not tech savvy visitors? Is the final destination contactless?

Now that hybrid working is normal behaviour for many people, a purchasing history on random days shouldn't lead to any "accusations". However, a commute that occasionally seems to be one-way or to/from different stations might warrant a more thorough look.

Well that's the result of not doing it properly in the first place. Railcards existed long before TVMs. But this is the rail industry through and through - half hearted, botched, ill thought out untested disasters. Railcards , ITSO, TOC Smartcards, Break of Journey and ticket barriers...

Activating max pedant mode, the loss to the TOC is zero. It's RDG who have lost £35, most of which I believe goes on the infrastructure & marketing of Railcards.