R. Aluitious Harris wrote:

I see ticket office opening hours are being dramatically scaled back at
suburban stations. For example, the booking office at Upminster Bridge
has
closed entirely, whilst Upney will close late morning Mon-Fri and not
open
on Sunday.

Where I live, the ticket office closes at lunchtime. This now makes it
impossible to buy an OPODTC with Y-P.

Aren't they available at the machine/interchange/destination?