Fatality on train route last night - can I reasonably expect a refund for taxi fare?

cyclonebri1

robt wrote: »

Deliberately ignoring post #9 in the thread to make you look good and me look bad?

That is just trolling - true colours shown.

Try harder next time.

Why have you altered that from post #12 to post #9, ???????????????????????????

cyclonebri1

robt wrote: »

But Northern don't run to either London or Edinburgh....

OP: They are under no obligation to, but I think under the circumstances (no staff to ask) they will refund you in Rail Travel Vouchers.

Err ROBt. what are you going on about:T:T:T

cyclonebri1

robt wrote: »

They are blatantly trying to cause trouble - just ignore it, I'm going to now. Probably some kid with limited life experience finished school for Easter early.

57 year old actually, with more life experience than you are ever likely to gain if this is your present attitude, sorry for you and yours,

Mini_Bear

This wasnt an accident, this person chose to kill themselves during rush hour. Hardly a human tragedy it was simply a massive inconvenience for hundreds if not thousands of people. What about all those people rushing home from work to see their sick children/families. This person stopped them doing it that day!!
I commute to London every day and have a very low tolerance threshold for this situation, in the first yr the suicides around xmas made me feel sorry for the people. now i just think, why do they have to affect so many other peoples days!!!
Oh and my train operator will refund the use of taxis providing you get a receipt and they are not extortionate. i had a £50 one refunded a while back.
Sorry to be contraversial but if you found yourself in this situation every month your patience would also be tested.
Good luck with the claim OP. rail vouchers are valid for 12 months so you can use them when your season tickets up for renewal.

KeithP

Mini_Bear wrote: »

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What about all those people rushing home from work to see their sick children/families.
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So glad you mentioned it Mini Bear.

I was waiting for someone to say "think of the children".

:beer:

sheslookinhot

sharpy2010 wrote: »

Seriously, someone has died. Try being a bit more compassionate and grateful that it wasn't you, rather than b1tching about a few quid.

What he said.

meritaten

All you can do is try, you waited for information and none was forthcoming so made your own arrangements. if there was no bus service and taxis were all that was available then i think you have a good case for at least some re-imbursement.

Pigget

Jonesy_McJones wrote: »

No it's not, but neither was the bad weather in late 2009 / early 2010 and I assume there were ticket refunds etc issued then...?

I also assume you are being flippant about suing.

As a Southeastern season ticket holder I wasn't offered any form of compensation for the snow late 2009/early 2010 even though the line I use was very badly affected and I did get one day's compensation for the snow in February 2009. Riddle me that!

I can tell which line you use (as it is the same useless one I use and I too was caught up in it on Weds evening!), although I'm not sure at which station you were booted off the train. A lot of the stations along that line are very rural and a taxi would have been the only option.

OP - write to Southeastern, provide taxi receipts and photocopies of your season ticket and photocard and explain the facts. A family member of mine has had trouble before with Southeastern receiving correspondence so it may be worth chasing it up to ensure that they have received it, or send it recorded delivery. Although their experience may well have been down to the postal service rather than Southeastern.

In the past I have found that Southeastern have been quite generous in regards to forms of compensation.

Good luck!

DaveMacD

I remember a similar situation a good few years back. The TOC involved spent ages arguing with Railtrack (as it was then) over who would shoulder the costs. The Railtrack line was that if the jumper had a ticket, the TOC was liable. The TOC line was that if he had no ticket, Railtrack was at fault for allowing a trespass.

Purely from a personal viewpoint, I've got bu**er all sympathy for deliberate jumpers. It affects the train crew, the attending emergency service crews, the people who have to mop up the mess, and the travelling public, as well as the family and friends of everyone involved (because it does affect those around you when you see something like that).

mollycat

Mini_Bear wrote: »

This wasnt an accident, this person chose to kill themselves during rush hour. Hardly a human tragedy it was simply a massive inconvenience for hundreds if not thousands of people.

In Scotland suicide is the largest single cause of death for males under 35...so, yes, it is a human tradedy, for all involved.

To you and like minded souls, hope you're never "inconvenienced" by one of your own loved ones feeling so desperate they take their own life.

To the OP....Reimbursement???!!

Like Cyclonebri says, i despair.