"jimmy boy" wrote in message ...
"Joe" wrote in message
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jimmy boy wrote:
Am I right in saying that the permit should be purchased with coins up
to
the value of the ticket required and by not doing so he is liable for a
penalty fare if it can be proven that he had coins to that value?

What about if he was not aware of the fare, at least he bothered to get
one.
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True, but how many tickets can you buy for under £1? As you say at least he
bothered to get one.

The fare was £25.40. There's no way I'd have enough coinage to insert
that much anyway. I actually wanted to pay by card when I finally
found someone who would sell me a ticket, so it seems utterly sensible
to me to put the minimum cash in, ie 5p. Which brings me on to another
point - why don't SWT stations have FastTicket machines like there
are at normal stations? Don't they want anyone to pay fares in the
evening?