5 free train tickets per person

bettyboop2011

In the post this morning was my five complimentary FCC train tickets.

They are tickets that you need to scratch the year, month and day off and a bit like a Stagecoach bus pass you have to seal them with a plastic backing.

My mum and I are very excited about our shopping trip to London - thanks very much MSE and FCC!!! :j

londonbabe73

They must have done a mass mail out got mine this morning !!!

hayleyholly

Did anyone receive an email prior to receiving the tickets to say that you would be receiving them?

Thanks

ncp1951

I have only received the Service Emails, not one telling me the tickets had been sent. So I can only assume (hopefully correctly)that everyone that applied will receive them - as I did

londonbabe73

Nope they just appeared , forgot about them to be honest !!!

miller

Its also worth re-iterating that these are for First Capital Connect services only.

e.g. returning towards London from Brighton, Southern also operate over that stretch of track, so you risk getting a penalty fare from Loco Toledo (allegedly a spanish man who wears a cape) if you do that.

Mr_Shift

Well, I was thinking of trying to use these on any First train in the hope they get accepted but if not I'll just pay the fair.

glider3560

Mr_Shift wrote: »

Well, I was thinking of trying to use these on any First train in the hope they get accepted but if not I'll just pay the fair.

If you board a First Great Western train at a Penalty Fares station with one of these tickets, you can be charged a penalty fare of at least £20 (or double the most expensive single fare to the next station) or reported for prosecution. Cheaper just to buy a ticket.

Mr_Shift

glider3560 wrote: »

If you board a First Great Western train at a Penalty Fares station with one of these tickets, you can be charged a penalty fare of at least £20 (or double the most expensive single fare to the next station) or reported for prosecution. Cheaper just to buy a ticket.

What is a Penalty Fares station? I am not following.

Do you use these tickets to redeem an official ticket at the counter or do you just board a train and display this when the conductor asks for a valid ticket?

I was just hoping it was the latter and if he mentioned it was not valid I would just pay the fare - or am I over simplifying it?

glider3560

Mr_Shift wrote: »

What is a Penalty Fares station? I am not following.

Do you use these tickets to redeem an official ticket at the counter or do you just board a train and display this when the conductor asks for a valid ticket?

I was just hoping it was the latter and when he mentioned it was not valid I would just pay the fare - or am I over simplifying it?

These tickets are ONLY valid on trains operated by First Capital Connect NOT First Great Western, First TransPennine Express, First ScotRail or First Hull Trains.