martin wrote

On Mar 16, 12:31*pm, David Cantrell wrote:
The numpty at the gate line at Euston said it wasn't valid, because
it
had yesterday's date on it. *Fair enough, I suppose, that he might
think
it invalid - except that it said SLEEPER on the ticket, so it's
*obviously* for an overnight journey starting on one day and
finishing
on the next.

You'd hope that even if staff hadn't seen one before, they'd be able
to use a little bit of common sense, even if the gates aren't
intelligent enough to pass them.

Way back my local SWT ticket office said "sometimes they don't work"
when I bought a foward dated one.

but what goes on the mag stripe when you buy a Saver Return+U12, ie is
a date range allowable ?

Try a formal complaint to the TOC that issued the ticket.

--
Mike D