Larry Lard wrote:
Also it'll be interesting to see if I get the same hassle tomorrow if
it's the same staff.

Different staff today, but my ticket wasn't checked at Waterloo East as
there were simply too many people for them to check everyone.

However, on the train between Waterloo and Feltham, the inspector on
the train could only read my Zone 1&2 ticket! He was quite happy to
accept the paper receipt for the Zone 3-6 bit though. There really
must be some sort of problem with those hand-held machines, that
they're only able to show one travelcard, even though Oyster can hold
three, and it is random which travelcard slot they pick up.

On ticket checking, though, sometimes you do feel as if it's total
overkill. On a "good" day, my ticket is checked five times in a 55
minute period: once at Deptford, once at Waterloo East, once at
Waterloo, once on the train between Waterloo & Feltham, and once at the
gates at Feltham station. Never seen anyone checking on the train on
the Deptford-Waterloo East bit. Are there really *that* many fare
evaders during peak times to make all this effort cost effective?

No answer from SE Trains yet regarding yesterday's debacle...

Patrick