Challenging a Northern Rail Fixed Penalty Notice.

[Deleted User]

I very nearly did the same thing travelling from Ebbsfleet to a London rail station. Bought it online, had gone into the same page where I'd been an hour ago checking the prices, bought the ticket (thinking I was buying a cheap day return so you don't have to tick a return time). Collected the ticket at Ebbsfleet, thought strange only a receipt and one ticket.

Thank goodness as I approached the ticket barrier to start my journey, I looked more closely and noticed the ticket said single. Even more thank goodness, the gentleman at the barrier allowed me to pay 10p extra to change it to a return ticket, otherwise I'd have been in the same situation as the OP. Well I'd have found my ticket didn't work and had to pay the same amount to return.

Thank you to a very helpful British Rail employee.

Its easily done.