Can a train company force me to do a minimum payment on card?

photome

pinkladyof66 wrote: »

i would be embarrassed to get my card out to pay £1.70 what has the world come too. Surely you could have £1.70 cash at the ready !!!

why? because you are british?

americans think nothing of paying for everything on a card however small the amount, and sureley that is what a debit card is for

Naf

If there's nothing in the conditions (which a poster above has suggested there isn't), then they can absolutely introduce a minimum card payment. Lots of places have it, and if you want to buy something that costs less; you can't.

sharp910sh

Why not just buy a ticket beforehand like everyone else. Use your card in the ticket machine or with the cashier.

barbarawright

photome wrote: »

why? because you are british?

americans think nothing of paying for everything on a card however small the amount, and sureley that is what a debit card is for

Yes because I'm British. When Americans have a decent rail network, I'll take my lead from them on how to buy a ticket. It's surely common practise for shops to refuse card payments for transactions less than a fiver or so, why would it be different on a train?

martindow

Is there no ticket machine where you get on the train? I thought you were expected to have a ticket before you board.

buglawton

It's about time that you can pay for fares via a phone app as in Switzerland.

But I guess our rail companies would rather send their energy & resources prosecuting people.

yangptangkipperbang

photome wrote: »

why? because you are british?

americans think nothing of paying for everything on a card however small the amount,

............these are the same people who seem to be happy that over 30,000 of their fellow Americans die by firearms every year..................

27col

It is a matter of some surprise to me that any train fair can be as little as £1.70. I would have thought that amount would have taken you about half way between two stations.

photome

barbarawright wrote: »

Yes because I'm British. When Americans have a decent rail network, I'll take my lead from them on how to buy a ticket. It's surely common practise for shops to refuse card payments for transactions less than a fiver or so, why would it be different on a train?

thats the point, it isnt common practice to refuse card transactions for less than £5

Personally I would pay cash but that isnt the point and isnt what the OP is asking

photome

yangptangkipperbang wrote: »

............these are the same people who seem to be happy that over 30,000 of their fellow Americans die by firearms every year..................

can you tell me the relevancve between paying by card and getting shot.