On Sep 7, 11:43*am, Roy Badami wrote:

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On 06/09/10 10:27, Mizter T wrote:

(b) No one pays any attention to the OEP system . I haven't come
across any stories of anyone getting in trouble as a result of not
having an OEP when technically speaking they were supposed to have
one.

Are you suggesting that RP staff are currently ignoring the situation of
a travelcard outside of the paid for zones when they encounter it on a
NR train?

Yes (so long as the card was touched-in).


Even if so, it only takes one TOC to change its policy to land you in
hot water. *It is quite possible, for instance, that there was a
deliberate policy of taking a lenient approach while the system 'beds
in', and that at some point in the near future they will start enforcing
it rather more vigorously.

That is possible, yes. Though an attempt to enforce it would really
need for there to be a comprehensive information campaign, posters at
stations and the like.

(And quite how it would work in the case of journeys that start at SWT
stations where there aren't any facilities to add OEPs is
questionable.)

I expect the current muddled situation will persist, for the time
being at least.