Barry Salter wrote
wrote
Until recently, it has been possible to purchase an in-boundary one
day travelcard (one with a London station as the origin) on a
trainline-derivative booking site and then collect it from a
fastticket machine. This now appears to have changed.
"The Manual" (formerly Section K of the NFM) that state:
+ in advance – from 0930 Monday to Friday, any time at weekends, and
Public Holidays, up to 7 days in advance of the day for which the
ticket
is dated.
If this applies to any Off-Peak ticket then you can buy one in advance
only at on a day and at a time when it would be valid if issued for
immediate travel ?
Seems pointlessly restrictive
Would a NR automatic ticket barrier reject an attempt to use a
post-dated ticket ?
Which brings me to another question on FastTicket machines: SWT (in the
latest, Sept/Oct, free mag) mentions SWT's scheduled enhancement to
allow Monthly renewals, pre-paid ticket collection and tickets for
tomorrow. But only Anytime (peak) tickets for tomorrow.
Is this restriction in force in other areas ?
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Mike D