Is there any way to collect train tickets.......

atolaas

Contact the train company and explain your dilemma. I'm sure there would be an easy solution to the problem.

EDIT On the Trainline.com website you are able to pay for the ticket and your son can be sent an e-mail confirmation.

http://help.thetrainline.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/256

wishus

If you have enough time you can ask for them to be posted for a charge. Otherwise, if he's not near you and has no card you may be better transferring the money and telling him to go buy the tickets in person pronto.

peachyprice

atolaas wrote: »

Contact the train company and explain your dilemma. I'm sure there would be an easy solution to the problem.

EDIT On the Trainline.com website you are able to pay for the ticket and your son can be sent an e-mail confirmation.

http://help.thetrainline.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/256

But you still need a card to collect, possibly not the card. but it seems you won't know that until you get your confirmation

For collection, you must have both:

Debit/Credit card used to make the booking (or any card if accepted - check your booking confirmation)

I think I'd better give First Great Western a call.

yorkie2

Hmm, some poor advice in this thread, and some inaccurate claims, but this is good advice from The Groat Counter..

The_Groat_Counter wrote: »

You can buy an East Coast Gift eVoucher, then use it yourself (gift it to yourself!) in order to buy the ticket.
www.eastcoast.co.uk/special-offers/travel-savings/gift-vouchers/

I think your son will need to have a debit/credit card to insert in the ticket machine in order to collect the tickets, but that can be any card as you'll have already paid for the tickets - he wouldn't be charged. He will need to enter the booking reference though in order to collect the tickets.

You can buy a Gift eVoucher for a custom amount, so buy it for the exact same amount that the ticket costs.


---Edit---
I've just read that he doesn't have a debit card, I'm not sure if the above would work with just the ATM-only card (aka cash card) that he has.

Any sort of card will be fine using this method.

Quentin

You can get round this by paying for a ticket by PayPal.

Then anyone's card can be used as Id to pick up the ticket from any machine.

peachyprice

Quentin wrote: »

You can get round this by paying for a ticket by PayPal.

Then anyone's card can be used as Id to pick up the ticket from any machine.

Thank you!!!

Have now paid with paypal through Trainline, son will try his atm card, if that doesn't work his friend has his debit card.

What a palaver.

wealdroam

peachyprice wrote: »

Have now paid with paypal through Trainline...

Wow!

That's a bit risky isn't it?

When you consider:

peachyprice wrote: »

I won't be know whether he'll need a ticket for Sunday or Monday until Friday afternoon...

peachyprice

wealdroam wrote: »

Wow!

That's a bit risky isn't it?

When you consider:

Ha :rotfl:

He made a decision sooner than I thought he would!

LexyBoy

Also remember that any ticket can bought from a ticket office (for less than it would be on thetrainline), if transferring the money would have been easier.

Quentin

You just need any card to collect tickets bought from Red Spotted Hanky - they don't offer paypal - but that will overcome the extra cost associated with using trainline


(Maybe there are other sellers that don't insist on using the card that bought the tickets)