"Roland Perry" wrote

at 16:23:31 on Thu, 7 Nov 2013, Michael R N Dolbear remarked:

Plus of course the effort of getting printouts for "expenses purposes"
when all you need do with a paper ticket is hand in the
ticket itself.

Has it escaped your notice that the final exit gate swallows your paper
ticket ?

It has not escaped my notice that many of them don't, eg Kings Cross.

Tickets collected on the train after Peterborough as I remember.

And you can always ask the person manning the gates if you can keep the
ticket for expenses purposes. As well as asking for a receipt from the
ticket seller (human or machine) when buying.

I have many receipts, none state details of the tickets bought. Nor is there
any such requirement.

And If your system depends on asking for something as a favour, how is it
"all you need do" ?

First time this made a difference to me was attending a job interview at
the Met Office.

Bracknall station had just been fitted with barriers.

Which I doubt are operating 24x7, but also see above.

The barriers were operating when I arrived which was all that was necessary
to be unable to produce the ticket for expense purposes.

Before mag stripe tickets the the barrier attendant

or no-one at all

And If your system depends on that, how is it "all you need do" ?

took your ticket.

It is possible to select a ticket that will never be retained, will your
boss pay the extra ?

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Mike D





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