More HEX Shenanigans - ripoff Britain?
On 20 Jan 2006 00:53:19 -0800, Yorkie wrote in
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uk.railway:
Ross wrote:
On Thu, 19 Jan 2006 11:45:38 -0000, wrote in
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A typical sequence of events might go something like this:
1. A passenger arrives at HEX ticket office.
2. The passenger sees the sign saying travelcards aren't valid.
3. Despite having a travelcard, the passenger buys a HEX ticket anyway.
No, sorry, your argument fails there. The typical passenger arriving
at the HEx ticket office isn't going have a ticket - that's why
they're at the ticket office.
Even at Paddington?
I'd have thought a 'typical' passenger would arrive by rail (either
'mainline' or LU), and therefore be likely to have a travelcard.
You're making the same mistake, I think.
If they're arriving at the *ticket office*, they're intending to buy a
ticket in the first place, which makes the argument being advanced
completely fallacious.
If they're arriving at the ticket barrier (if there is one) or on the
platform, then it's a different matter entirely.
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