Advance tickets have the name of the person booking it

westv

Bogof_Babe wrote: »

Hmm, I suppose hubby could have had a sex change since booking... :rotfl:

He could say he had confused parents.

ticketcollector

westv wrote: »

In the unlikely event of being asked then just say you are whoever is named on the ticket. How are they going to know otherwise?

Can I see some ID please? Remember failure to give a correct name and address on demand to an authorised official is an offence and can lead to prosecution.

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Bogof_Babe wrote: »

I wonder if it is something new being brought in as an anti-terrorist precaution. Can't see how it would make much difference, except that they just might cross-reference it with a database of known terrorists. But if you were one, you're hardly likely to book in your own name are you?

Those byelaws were in force way before the latest 'terrorist' rubbish. Its meant to stop people giving their friends their used ticket after they have finished.

I.e. Out/Rtn portion of a saver, if not stamped.
Travelcard when you've finished with it.
etc

westv

ticketcollector wrote: »

Can I see some ID please? Remember failure to give a correct name and address on demand to an authorised official is an offence and can lead to prosecution.

"Sorry I don't have any". It's not a requirement to carry ID when travelling on a train.

Mrs_Ryan

I always book my mate's train tickets for her as for some reason her debit card doesnt work online and she has no internet access... the tickets always go addressed to her but she has no ID at all so technically she could claim she was me.
But she's never had a problem.

Bogof_Babe

ticketcollector wrote: »

Can I see some ID please? Remember failure to give a correct name and address on demand to an authorised official is an offence and can lead to prosecution.

But you can buy a walk-on ticket on departure at the station, without ever revealing your name and address. I don't see that a ticket inspector would be able to differentiate between pre-booked passengers and walk-on ones. If challenged while seated, you could just say the reserved part of the journey has commenced/ended and the seat was unoccupied so you sat in it.

As regards Travel Cards, don't they bear the photo of the legitimate owner?

Also with un-endorsed tickets, what's the chances of finding someone who wants to repeat your journey on the offchance of you giving them your used ticket?

These rules seem to err on the side of overkill. I find the system pretty foolproof without all this bylaw complication.

I must admit that when I break a journey (permitted on Merseyrail for off-peak journeys), i.e. get off at a stop along the way, make a visit to my mother, and get on a later train from the same station to complete my journey), I do wonder what would happen if my ticket was endorsed on the first part of my journey and then a different ticket inspector came along on the second part, and noticed my ticket was already endorsed. It hasn't happened yet, but I wonder whether they would believe me. It is within their rules to do this, and I'm only travelling the distance once in total.

dzug1

Bogof_Babe wrote: »

As regards Travel Cards, don't they bear the photo of the legitimate owner?

No they don't