On Tue, 27 Oct 2009 08:13:04 +0000, Roland Perry
wrote:

I've never heard that offered as an option for people caught on the
"wrong train" or with an "accidentally invalid"[1] ticket on an
'intercity' train.

Depends if you mean wrong time, or entirely wrong train (one that, for
instance, does not stop at the required destination). I've seen a few
cases of the latter, and in no case was any fare charged.

No, it's "pay up or else". And iirc the PF is only
£20 if the proper fare is £20, otherwise it's the higher amount.

Worse than that - it's *twice* the Anytime Single to the next stop,
after which the passenger has the option to leave the train or to pay
the Anytime Single fare for the rest of the journey.

Neil

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