On 16 Sep, 17:23, "Michael R N Dolbear" wrote:

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

Perhaps just intended to keep leisure travellers who wish to buy
tickets in advance away from clogging up busy ticket offices during
the rush hour (leisure travellers often having a leisurely demeanour
whilst rush hour travellers are often... you see where I'm going with
this).


Would a NR automatic ticket barrier reject an attempt to use a
post-dated ticket ?


Yes, as would an LU one.


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 ?


You haven't made at all clear what the scheduled enhancement entails -
i.e. what is enhanced?