Would YOU pay £159 for a strangers train ticket?

dekaspace

thorsoak wrote: »

Just because she works at the Hilton doesn't mean that she isn't on NMW!

And yet I said that!

But even if she was she could save a little to pay it off, if I on benefits am expected to pay my way then so should she even if it meant being thrifty for a while.

warehouse

Every penny she earns should be going towards paying this kind man back. Has there been any hint of this in any report?

annandale

She has offered to pay it back and the man and his wife refused, saying she could do someone else a good deed and pay it forward


http://thetab.com/uk/liverpool/2017/01/22/scouse-hero-paid-159-students-train-ticket-found-39586


She refused the ticket several times because she felt it was her fault that the ticket went missing

She got in touch with the man and his wife on twitter and offered to pay the fare back and his wife said that he wouldn't accept it and that she could do someone else a favour and pay the good deed forward.

Her parents also got in touch with the man and separately offered to pay the fare back and it was refused

It was easy enough for me to google and find out from a source other than the original paper that the girl actually offered to pay it back.


Grace @gracegeorgina
@Ocean_girl21 more than happy to reimburse you of the train fare. Hope you’re both well, and thanks to you and Martin, again. Grace xxxx
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@gracegeorgina he wouldn't hear of it! Pay it forward some day x
6:07 PM - 19 Jan 2017

annandale

Its not virgin trains policy to reprint tickets, the only time they would reprint would be if your tickets were sent to your home by post and the tickets didn't arrive, they won't reprint for someone turning up to a station and saying that they've lost their ticket.

Proxima_Centauri

tesuhoha wrote: »

I think that the girl should make a complaint to British Rail about them refusing to reprint her lost ticket and she should make an effort to pay the man back.

Many years ago I lost my train ticket (or more likely somebody pick-pocketed it!) at Manchester Piccadilly. I had absolutely no money in my account, so I went to the ticket office, distraught, to ask for a replacement ticket, and was told no, it's like losing cash, it can't be replaced.

So I had to try and purchase another ticket and luckily the transaction went through and I was able to get home, but I did incur bank charges. The ticket was about £70 if I remember rightly.

I would never have asked a stranger for the money, nor would I give a stranger the £159 quoted in the original post!!

annandale

The thing is, when something like that happens to you, you will be distraught. Doesn't mean that someone is on the phone acting all distressed or being over dramatic, she probably was very distressed.

Particularly if staff were being nasty to her. I had problems with a train ticket at London Euston a few years ago and the staff couldn't have cared less, they were so nasty to me I was in tears, I wasn't being dramatic or over dramatic, I was simply upset and that upset was made worse by their attitude.

Proxima_Centauri

annandale wrote: »

The thing is, when something like that happens to you, you will be distraught. Doesn't mean that someone is on the phone acting all distressed or being over dramatic, she probably was very distressed.

Particularly if staff were being nasty to her. I had problems with a train ticket at London Euston a few years ago and the staff couldn't have cared less, they were so nasty to me I was in tears, I wasn't being dramatic or over dramatic, I was simply upset and that upset was made worse by their attitude.

Yes, as compus mentis adults we are expected (not unreasonably) to be able to look after ourselves and remain calm.

mattpaint

FBaby wrote: »

I can totally imagine the scene! Girl over dramatic on the phone, acting all distressed. Lovely man see distressed girl, and as part of his caring job, steps in. She explains, before he thinks it through, say he will pay for the cost of the fare, assuming it will be £20-30.

She is massively relieved and thankful and he feels good that he is helping someone he considers vulnerable. They go to the counter, she asks for the ticket, she is still saying 'thank you, thank you', he is smiling saying 'it's ok, don't worry, I'm happy to help', press the number of his pin without really looking at the amount.

She runs for the train, shouting again 'thank you, thank you' until she seats down and looks at the cost and think 'OMG'. He does the same and tells himself 'OMG, what have I just done'! On one hand still glad he helped someone, on the other, getting anxious about his bank balance. Then media gets in the way, and of course he can't admit that if he'd realised the price first, he would either ignored her, or give her help by other means!

This just seems like an elaborate way to justify not helping someone in need and casting aspersions on a good person who would and did.

mattpaint

Pop_Up_Pirate wrote: »

Selfish?
What's selfish about keeping your hard earned money for your own family?
Giving a couple of pounds to help her is one thing but giving her £160 to buy a new ticket is quite another, especially considering he was a nurse and has two small children of his own.
That's £160 less he has for his own family.

If you wouldn't help then that's between you and your conscience.

mattpaint

warehouse wrote: »

Every penny she earns should be going towards paying this kind man back. Has there been any hint of this in any report?

Fortunately he is a decent man and she is a decent woman. The abuse she has received on this thread says far more about those people than it does about her.