What does an RTV look like?

[pne]

Does anyone have a picture of an RTV they can post here?

I'm curious what they look like.

Google Images only showed me a picture of a huge collection of RTVs, too small to make out the individual ones; the remainder of the images for "rtv" or "rtv rail travel voucher" seemed irrelevant.

Also, are they standardised or do each TOC's RTVs look slightly different (e.g. different typeface, different arrangement of details, perhaps even different paper stock)?

 

[Elecman]

The green ones on the Google images look exactly like mine from TPE so I wouls suggest they are a standard issue

 

[185143]

Northern have purple ones!

Very rare to get an RTV off northern, they like their complimentary travel vouchers, as do I!

 

[ainsworth74]

You may find this part of our Ticket Gallery of interest.

 

[DarloRich]

Northern have purple ones!

Very rare to get an RTV off northern, they like their complimentary travel vouchers, as do I!

I just got one recently - i think mainly as i was so far out of their area of operation i suggested they send one

I didn't realise they were purple so was confused for a few moments!

 

[pne]

You may find this part of our Ticket Gallery of interest.

Excellent; thank you!

That also answered my question of whether they come in certain denominations (so for a refund of £6.75 they might have to send you a £5, a £1, a 50p, two 10p, and 5p or whatever): some are, but they also come in varieties where the issuer puts the denomination on, which can be any(?) value.

Is the validity ever anything other than 12 months?

 

[richw]

Excellent; thank you!

That also answered my question of whether they come in certain denominations (so for a refund of £6.75 they might have to send you a £5, a £1, a 50p, two 10p, and 5p or whatever): some are, but they also come in varieties where the issuer puts the denomination on, which can be any(?) value.

Is the validity ever anything other than 12 months?

Every one I have seen the valid for 12 months is standard print, with a date stamped elsewhere

 

[najaB]

Excellent; thank you!

That also answered my question of whether they come in certain denominations (so for a refund of £6.75 they might have to send you a £5, a £1, a 50p, two 10p, and 5p or whatever): some are, but they also come in varieties where the issuer puts the denomination on, which can be any(?) value.

Is the validity ever anything other than 12 months?

When I've received RTVs the value has always been printed on rather than preprinted stock of fixed value. I'm guessing that there must be cases where the validity is longer/shorter than 12 months because the preprinted stock has "VALID FOR <blank> MONTHS FROM <blank>".

Edit: Just looked at one I got from EMT - they've printed "12/Twelve" and the date, but the actual RTV doesn't have the "VALID FROM" or "MONTHS FROM" - I guess that technically it never expires!

 

[GrimsbyPacer]

RTV 31 is a hovertrain in Peterborough!
Not the ticket but worth a look.