Taking a shorter train journey than I've booked

Chomeur

I've got an LNER Flat Fare return ticket London to Inverness. What will happen if I try to just disembark and board at Aviemore? I see nothing in the terms and conditions to say I can't do this. But I'm wondering if I'll have problems at a ticket barrier at Aviemore.

Thanks.

daveyjp

No such thing as a 'flat fare' ticket.  What is the actual type of ticket you have bought?

Chomeur

I have two "LNER Flat Fare Single" tickets. The above is a screenshot.

daveyjp

The "Flat Fare" is LNER marketing.

You need to check what restrictions it has and whether it is in fact an Advance fare restricted ficket, or a more expensive ticket offering some flexibility,

Chomeur

Well these are the terms and conditions that they provide. Nothing to say that you can't shorten your journey. I can print them out to take them along with me. Even so, I could imagine getting into an argument with them at the ticket barrier, and I'm not sure where that would end up.

"

LNER FLAT FARE

Your journey must start and end on a National Rail service

Route

Valid only on London North Eastern Railway services.

Terms & conditions

Valid on selected train only

• Type of ticket

  London North Eastern Railway Flat Fare Standard

• Terms & conditions

  Valid on selected train only

• Ticket type description

  London North Eastern Railway Flat Fare Standard

• Restriction code

  GA

• Route

  Valid only on London North Eastern Railway services.

• Fare category

  restricted

• Terms & conditions

  Travel on the date and time shown on the ticket

• Ticket availability terms

  Subject to availability

• Ticket retail availability

  WebTIS

• Booking deadlines

  Prior to reservations closing

• Changes to travel plans restrictions

  No changes

• Refund details

  No refunds"

SandyShores

It looks like you have booked an Advance ticket as it states 'Valid on selected train only'.

The LNER terms and conditions online for Advance tickets say that: "You may not start, break and resume, or end your journey at an intermediate station except to change to/from appropriate connecting trains where these are shown on your ticket(s) or other official itinerary.

https://www.lner.co.uk/tickets-savings/your-ticket/train-ticket-options/advance-tickets/

Chomeur

The terms and conditions are those that I have quoted, not those for another type of ticket that might look similar.

jon81uk

Chomeur said:

The terms and conditions are those that I have quoted, not those for another type of ticket that might look similar.

if you are that confident you know the answer, why have you asked the question on here?

I would agree like SandyShores it reads as an advance ticket and these terms apply.
https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/times_fares/ticket_types/46546.aspx

KeithP

Chomeur said:

I could imagine getting into an argument with them at the ticket barrier...

I can't imagine that happening. There are no barriers at Aviemore.

Chomeur

jon81uk said:

Chomeur said:

The terms and conditions are those that I have quoted, not those for another type of ticket that might look similar.

if you are that confident you know the answer, why have you asked the question on here?

I would agree like SandyShores it reads as an advance ticket and these terms apply.
https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/times_fares/ticket_types/46546.aspx

I wanted to rehearse my arguments

No, seriously, I have formed my view of the answer since posting on here.

Chomeur

KeithP said:

Chomeur said:

I could imagine getting into an argument with them at the ticket barrier...

I can't imagine that happening. There are no barriers at Aviemore.

Thanks, that should solve the problem.