SJCWHUK ) gurgled happily, sounding much like
they were saying :

h) Not buying a ticket before you travel just because the gates are
open isn't a valid reason for not getting one before getting on the
train.

It may well be.

There's more than a few stations that have either limited hours staffing or
no staffing, and unreliable ticket machines.

But anything to stop people shoving through following you - like the pikey
bint that shoved through at Euston Square after SWMBO last summer, managing
to stamp on SMWBO's ankle and break her shoe before turning abusive when
challenged.