I Got Banged In The Arse By SW Trains For £32

[Fingers]

I got one of these Mega Train tickets last weekend. The return was from Weymouth to London. i decided to get on at Dorchester (next stop after Weymouth) and arsey ticket inspector said it was not allowed and charged me an addition £32. In fact I travelled a shorter journey than I had paid for.

Can anyone explain what the f*** these train companies are on?

 

[Treacle Toes]

Can anyone explain what the f*** these train companies are on?

A profit?

 

[pogo 10]

I got one of these Mega Train tickets last weekend. The return was from Weymouth to London. i decided to get on at Dorchester (next stop after Weymouth) and arsey ticket inspector said it was not allowed and charged me an addition £32. In fact I travelled a shorter journey than I had paid for.

Can anyone explain what the f*** these train companies are on?

I got on a train one hour earlier at 9 am instead of 10 am and got thrown off the train at the next stop, had to wait for the 5pm train, god was i pissed off.

 

[5t3IIa]

Rules is rules Bungle73

 

[maomao]

I got one of these Mega Train tickets last weekend. The return was from Weymouth to London. i decided to get on at Dorchester (next stop after Weymouth) and arsey ticket inspector said it was not allowed and charged me an addition £32. In fact I travelled a shorter journey than I had paid for.

Can anyone explain what the f*** these train companies are on?

Next time lie and say you got on at Weymouth but spent the first stop in the bog as you have very bad diarrhoea. Go in to some detail and he'll leave you alone.

 

[Citizen66]

It's like getting a two meals for one deal and the waiter demanding you pay full price for both meals because you left a couple of chips.

 

[Fingers]

Next time lie and say you got on at Weymouth but spent the first stop in the bog as you have very bad diarrhoea. Go in to some detail and he'll leave you alone.

That would have been my number 1 plan but he watched me get on they jumped me before i had sat down. Absolute bastard.

 

[Fingers]

I got on a train one hour earlier at 9 am instead of 10 am and got thrown off the train at the next stop, had to wait for the 5pm train, god was i pissed off.

Don't mind so much that. It is the fact that i made a shorter journey on the correct train.

 

[Bungle73]

I got one of these Mega Train tickets last weekend. The return was from Weymouth to London. i decided to get on at Dorchester (next stop after Weymouth) and arsey ticket inspector said it was not allowed and charged me an addition £32. In fact I travelled a shorter journey than I had paid for.

Can anyone explain what the f*** these train companies are on?

The question that needs to be asked is what the fuck are you on? You bought an extremely cheap ticket....what was it a pound or something.....and are now complaining about T&Cs being enforced that you agreed to! If you didn't like them you should bought a different ticket. Megatrain tickets are not normal train tickets, they are a special very cheap ticket. Being very cheap means they come with a cost, that cost being more restrictive T&Cs.

I got on a train one hour earlier at 9 am instead of 10 am and got thrown off the train at the next stop, had to wait for the 5pm train, god was i pissed off.

So, how hard was it to get on the train that you booked? Not very hard at all. You hadn't paid to travel on the 9am train, you'd paid to travel on the 10am train. If you bought a ticket for a concert on Tuesday would you expect to be able to get in on a Monday?

 

[Bungle73]

It's like getting a two meals for one deal and the waiter demanding you pay full price for both meals because you left a couple of chips.

Actually it's like getting two meals for one, then complaining that you didn't get three five course meals and caviare as well.

 

[kittyP]

 

[JTG]

Well that's you told then

 

[Bungle73]

I find it hard to take the op seriously tbh. I'm not sure if he's trolling or what. The whole point of MT tickets is that they are very, very cheap.....not just very cheap, mind-blowingly cheap - like I said they are available for, in some cases, as little as a pound - then someone comes on here whining that the very simple rules that apply to them were enforced, and insulting someone for doing their job. Unbelievable.

 

[Hocus Eye.]

The way the railways are run nowadays you have to be very careful to have the right ticket. They don't let you make up the difference normally which appears what they did here. You had what was deemed to be an invalid ticket and had to buy a full price replacement. You also used to be able to pay an "excess" at the station where you get off if you decide to extend your journey while on the train. This now results in a fine because you have the wrong ie an invalid ticket. We seem to be heading towards serious criminal penalties for this. If the railway companies get their way expect the death penalty to be re-introduced.

 

[smmudge]

But it was a valid ticket? If I understand correctly Fingers had a ticket for that train, at that time, but just got on a bit later. Train companies don't penalise you if you buy a ticket/reserve a seat but then don't turn up at all. So why penalise you if you decide to get on later? Makes no sense.

If someone had been sitting in your seat though, well that's a whole different argument.

 

[JTG]

If someone had been sitting in your seat though, well that's a whole different argument.

This is where the death penalty argument comes into play imo

 

[Fingers]

Smmudge has it correct. The train was quarter full. The ticket inspector was being a dick

 

[Fingers]

By the way I have not trolled this forum since 2006

 

[TodayIsCaturday]

The fare rules in this country take the piss. Someone needs to rip them up and start again, preferably keeping to one side of A4.

 

[MrSki]

I find it hard to take the op seriously tbh. I'm not sure if he's trolling or what. The whole point of MT tickets is that they are very, very cheap.....not just very cheap, mind-blowingly cheap - like I said they are available for, in some cases, as little as a pound - then someone comes on here whining that the very simple rules that apply to them were enforced, and insulting someone for doing their job. Unbelievable.

I do not see what the problem is if you get off a station early on get on a station later. It is not costing the railway company anything and is relieving congestion on the railways.

I understand about travelling on a train that is different to what you booked but being an transparent passenger for a stop is neither here or there. It is like booking a taxi & deciding to get out a bit early.

 

[TodayIsCaturday]

I do not see what the problem is if you get off a station early on get on a station later. It is not costing the railway company anything and is relieving congestion on the railways.

I understand about travelling on a train that is different to what you booked but being an transparent passenger for a stop is neither here or there. It is like booking a taxi & deciding to get out a bit early.

They'd argue that flexibility has value which they can charge for. Very inflexible tickets are designed to tap markets that might otherwise be priced out.

 

[Bungle73]

But it was a valid ticket? If I understand correctly Fingers had a ticket for that train, at that time, but just got on a bit later. Train companies don't penalise you if you buy a ticket/reserve a seat but then don't turn up at all. So why penalise you if you decide to get on later? Makes no sense.

If someone had been sitting in your seat though, well that's a whole different argument.

It wasn't valid, because he got on a different station from they he was booked from. From the MT wesbite:

megatrain.com and megabusplus.com journeys rely on utilising specified, off-peak journey sections only in order to allow for the excellent value for money provided through their fares. As part of the conditions of travel for these services, you therefore must board and alight at the point shown on your reservation only. If you do board/alight at somewhere other than the station specified, you will be liable to pay the full single fare for the actual journey made, which may be significantly more expensive than the price for the original journey booked. If travelling on services operated by East Midlands Trains, you will be charged the full single fare for the actual journey made. On services operated by South West trains, Penalty fares will apply if passengers alight or board at any other points along the route, other than the stations listed on the tickets.

Smmudge has it correct. The train was quarter full. The ticket inspector was being a dick

You're the one being a dick. You seem to think you can sign a contract then have the right to complain when what you agreed to is enforced. On top of that you feel you entitled to insult someone for applying rules that freely agreed to and that he is paid to enforce.

Tell me this: if you don't like the MT T&Cs why the hell did you purchase a MT ticket? There are plenty of other ticket options that are more flexible.

 

[MrSki]

They'd argue that flexibility has value which they can charge for. Very inflexible tickets are designed to tap markets that might otherwise be priced out.

Well if you want to get off a stop early just say that you were feeling unwell & rather than pull the emergency cord, carried on to the next station as instructed. (well on the tube anyhow.)

 

[Wilson]

I got one of these Mega Train tickets last weekend. The return was from Weymouth to London. i decided to get on at Dorchester (next stop after Weymouth) and arsey ticket inspector said it was not allowed and charged me an addition £32. In fact I travelled a shorter journey than I had paid for.

Can anyone explain what the f*** these train companies are on?

What a total bunch of shitheads, anyone who thinks that the ticket inspector was doing the right thing is a right knob jockey

 

[Fingers]

If you do me a favour and cock off with your tedious patronising crap I will buy you one of those nice ticket inspector hats bungle

 

[Fez909]

Well if you want to get off a stop early just say that you were feeling unwell & rather than pull the emergency cord, carried on to the next station as instructed. (well on the tube anyhow.)

If there are barriers then I guess they wouldn't lift up as your ticket isn't valid, so you'd still get charged anyway!?

 

[Citizen66]

Actually it's like getting two meals for one, then complaining that you didn't get three five course meals and caviare as well.

The journey he took was shorter. So your analogy doesn't work.

 

[JTG]

One wonders what Awesome Wells would have to say about this

 

[Bungle73]

What a total bunch of shitheads, anyone who thinks that the ticket inspector was doing the right thing is a right knob jockey

Are you some kind of simpleton? Part of the guards job is to ensure everyone on the train has a valid ticket. Mr OP did not have a valid ticket. End of.

If you do me a favour and cock off with your tedious patronising crap I will buy you one of those nice ticket inspector hats bungle

What a nice person you are. Tell me why anyone should have any sympathy with you when you think the rules don't apply to you. What a total cunt you are

Why the fuck did you buy a MT ticket in the first place???????????? Jesus you are quite the idiot aren't you?

 

[MrSki]

If there are barriers then I guess they wouldn't lift up as your ticket isn't valid, so you'd still get charged anyway!?

Then make yourself sick over the ( I am only enforcing the rules ) jobsworth ticket inspector. To argue that "those are the T & Cs of a contract that you entered into" is bollocks if it does not in anyway effect the running of the service or involve any cost to the operator it is a stupid T&C and should therefore be challenged. (But not if it costs you £32 )