Does the name printed on a train ticket have to be your own name ?

LadyDee

Does your friend's employer allow somebody else to use the tickets? Sounds as though your friend should check as they might be putting their job at risk. I suspect not, else you wouldn't have to ask.

40% discount - no wonder the fares are spiralling, especially if they are being used by non-authorised persons.

yorkie2

This forum is hard going at times!

LadyDee wrote: »

Does your friend's employer allow somebody else to use the tickets?

Regular National Rail tickets (ie, singles, returns, Day Rangers etc) can be bought by anyone, for anyone.

The name printed on the ticket is that of the purchaser.

LadyDee wrote: »

Sounds as though your friend should check as they might be putting their job at risk. I suspect not, else you wouldn't have to ask.

That's the whole purpose of the discount; it would be a bit daft to give their own staff a discount, given the staff travel free.

LadyDee wrote: »

40% discount - no wonder the fares are spiralling, especially if they are being used by non-authorised persons.

They are not being used by "non-authorised persons"

LadyDee

yorkie2 wrote: »

This forum is hard going at times!

Regular National Rail tickets (ie, singles, returns, Day Rangers etc) can be bought by anyone, for anyone.

The name printed on the ticket is that of the purchaser.

That's the whole purpose of the discount; it would be a bit daft to give their own staff a discount, given the staff travel free.

They are not being used by "non-authorised persons"

The question I'm asking is if a staff-discounted ticket can be used by a friend.

If it can, then why is the OP asking the question here? They should be asking the friend.

wealdroam

LadyDee wrote: »

The question I'm asking is if a staff-discounted ticket can be used by a friend.

If it can, then why is the OP asking the question here? They should be asking the friend.

Why do you think the OP is enquiring about a 'staff-discounted ticket'?

chuckley

yorkie2 wrote: »

Assuming we're talking about normal National Rail tickets, printed on standard National Rail ticket stock, most tickets purchased online have the name of the purchaser printed on the ticket these days.

You can buy tickets for anyone. Most tickets I use are bought by someone else, and most tickets I buy are for someone else.

you mean via the national rail site?!

yorkie2

You can't buy tickets on the National Rail Enquiries site.

chuckley

back to square one.

so what companies print names on tickets?

Quentin

yorkie2 wrote: »

This forum is hard going at times!....

No-one is holding a gun at you to post anything at all!


But why/how does your "friend" get a 40% discount off his employer when buying tickets he then sells on to you is a reasonable question! (Seeing as you inexplicably decided to go OT and brag about it here)

dggar

chuckley wrote: »

back to square one.

so what companies print names on tickets?

Go back to post #9.
If you buy a ticket a ticket on line and have it printed out at a station ticket machine it will almost certainly have your name on it no matter which train company site you used to do the on line purchase.

yorkie2

chuckley wrote: »

back to square one.

so what companies print names on tickets?

As far as I know, any ticket bought online will have the name of the purchaser printed on it.

Quentin wrote: »

No-one is holding a gun at you to post anything at all!

I suppose I could leave incorrect information unchallenged, but I think that the people asking the questions deserve accurate information.

Quentin wrote: »

But why/how does your "friend" get a 40% discount off his employer when buying tickets he then sells on to you is a reasonable question! (Seeing as you inexplicably decided to go OT and brag about it here)

I was asked why I don't buy my own tickets. I answered that question.

It's not that uncommon to find service-based companies giving discounts to friends & family of employees (e.g.O2, Sky, etc), so I am surprised anyone is doubting this.