The whole issue of split ticketing should be dealt with by the GB railway system adopting rule 11 of the Irish Railways conditions of travel which states that:
11. Re-booking at intermediate stations
11.1 Except where specially authorised, passengers are not permitted to re-book at an intermediate station for the purpose of continuing their journey by the same train. Two or more tickets covering different portions of one journey are not available unless the fares paid for such tickets are equivalent in amount to the price of a single journey ticket between the same points. Any passenger using two or more tickets covering different portions of one journey will be liable to pay the full ordinary single fare for the journey made and he or she may be liable to prosecution. |
This isn't allowed because the Ticketing Settlement Agreement specifically states that a 'through fare' can consist of a combination of tickets.
The National Rail Conditions of carriage specifically allows it, due to the train companies being legally required to accept combinations of tickets and also becauset he rail industry often either encourages or mandates the use of a combination of tickets .
For example some train companies encourage the use of their own Advance fares and do not price '&Connections' options for some, or even all, relevant nearby stations. These companies typically recommend combining tickets in order to benefit from their Advance fares.
Other examples include products only being available in particular areas, certain Routeing options (e.g. including hovercraft ) only being available from certain stations, and many similar examples
Furthermore the permitted routes do not always include the fastest route. Although Rail Delivery Group claims passengers wish to travel via the shortest route, rather than the fastest, the reality is many passengers do want to take the fastest itinerary. There are numerous examples where this requires a combination of tickets.
And that's before we even get into Season tickets!
You have posted this proposal before. I rejected it then and I reject it again now.
See also:
https://www.railforums.co.uk/thread...rosecuting-me-for-using-split-tickets.204013/