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e-Tickets for myself and others on Cross Country
PurplePow
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I’ve used the e-ticket system for the first time on Cross Country trains. I have booked 3 tickets for myself and 2 friends, but I did this in 3 separate transactions at different times, but I’ve managed to get us all sat together.
I entered my details and the number of the ID I’m going to use. It says on all tickets my name and my ID – will this be a problem as it doesn’t have my friends names on them?
I’ve read the FAQ’s and I’m a bit confused, on one section it states:
“4. If you are travelling together as a group the person who purchased the tickets name will appear on all of the tickets. They will need their nominated form of ID for these to be valid.”
So that’s fine but...
“5. If you are not travelling together, you will need to nomimate traveller names and forms of ID on the 'Delivery options' page for each ticket. Each traveller will need their nominated form of ID for the tickets to be valid.”
As we’re travelling together will this be OK? It's on 3 separate tickets but we're all sat together and I have my ID and name on all 3 of them. Further down the FAQ’s it then states:
“If the ticket will be printed at home:
In order to use a print at home ticket, the traveller's name must be entered into the ""Traveller Details"" section on the website when buying the ticket. The traveller must carry the printed ticket and the form of identification chosen at the time of purchase.”
I know train tickets are confusing at the best of times! I know normally I can buy tickets for people if I want and have the tickets delivered and picked up so now that names are needed and ID I’m getting worried that I should have paid for them but put my friends details on the tickets instead?
I entered my details and the number of the ID I’m going to use. It says on all tickets my name and my ID – will this be a problem as it doesn’t have my friends names on them?
I’ve read the FAQ’s and I’m a bit confused, on one section it states:
“4. If you are travelling together as a group the person who purchased the tickets name will appear on all of the tickets. They will need their nominated form of ID for these to be valid.”
So that’s fine but...
“5. If you are not travelling together, you will need to nomimate traveller names and forms of ID on the 'Delivery options' page for each ticket. Each traveller will need their nominated form of ID for the tickets to be valid.”
As we’re travelling together will this be OK? It's on 3 separate tickets but we're all sat together and I have my ID and name on all 3 of them. Further down the FAQ’s it then states:
“If the ticket will be printed at home:
In order to use a print at home ticket, the traveller's name must be entered into the ""Traveller Details"" section on the website when buying the ticket. The traveller must carry the printed ticket and the form of identification chosen at the time of purchase.”
I know train tickets are confusing at the best of times! I know normally I can buy tickets for people if I want and have the tickets delivered and picked up so now that names are needed and ID I’m getting worried that I should have paid for them but put my friends details on the tickets instead?
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As long as you all travel together you will be fine. I usually have the pymt card ready to show as ID and the conductor just has a quick glance at it, been in groups of 2 and 4 several times and never needed to list each persons name on the eticket.:smileyhea Tulatiger0
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