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

[Bungle73]

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

It does, because as has already been pointed out MT tickets are designed to fill up empty seats between specific locations. That is why they are so cheap. For some knobhead to take advantage of this, then come on here whining because they couldn't follow what are very, very simple rules is beyond believe.

 

[Fez909]

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

A better analogy would be choosing a set menu then asking for them to remove an ingredient that you didn't like/were allergic to. It would be slightly more hassle for the restaurant, but in no place on earth would they make you pay full price for the meal (in addition to what you'd already paid for the set menu).

 

[Bungle73]

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 )

Don't like it don't buy A MT ticket. Why is that so fucking difficult a concept to grasp. Just buy a normal train ticket FFS.

As I already said, MT are a special deal, so don't come on here complaining about it.

 

[Fez909]

It does, because as has already been pointed out MT tickets are designed to fill up empty seats between specific locations. That is why they are so cheap. For some knobhead to take advantage of this, then come on here whining because they couldn't follow what are very, very simple rules is beyond believe.

How is it taking advantage? He still paid for the seat between those two destinations, but just choose not to sit in the seat for a short period of time.

 

[MrSki]

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.


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?

You are the simpleton to think that by not using part of your valid ticket make the whole ticket void. If I bought a ticket and decided I didn't want to travel, I would then be liable for the whole fare? What a stupid condition that you must use the ticket for the whole journey. Please justify any sane reason why this should be a condition?

 

[Fingers]

I am not sure if he is being a complete arse clown or just does not get it.

 

[MrSki]

Don't like it don't buy A MT ticket. Why is that so fucking difficult a concept to grasp. Just buy a normal train ticket FFS.

As I already said, MT are a special deal, so don't come on here complaining about it.

Try justifying these wonderful T&Cs that you seem to love. The reason I would buy one of these tickets is that I can't afford the standard fares. They are fucking ridiculous. When it was BR there were cheap day returns. Nowadays you have to take out a payday loan to buy a ticket on the same day of travel.

 

[Bungle73]

What I get is that are a total cunt who thinks the rules don't apply to you. How many more times: why buy a MT if you didn't like the conditions??????

MT aren't even a train company, they just sell tickets.

The guard should have just thrown you off tbh, as you have a serious attitude problem.

 

[TodayIsCaturday]

How is it taking advantage? He still paid for the seat between those two destinations, but just choose not to sit in the seat for a short period of time.

He didn't pay for the seat, he paid for a specific ticket entitling him to ride the train between two specific stations. The train company can only offer such a low price for the ticket because they attach terms preventing people from using it to board at intermediate stations - those people therefore have to buy different ticket types which may be more expensive.

 

[Bungle73]

Try justifying these wonderful T&Cs that you seem to love. The reason I would buy one of these tickets is that I can't afford the standard fares. They are fucking ridiculous. When it was BR there were cheap day returns. Nowadays you have to take out a payday loan to buy a ticket on the same day of travel.

Cheap Day Returns are exactly the same ticket as an Off Peak Day Return. Try getting your facts right.

 

[Lo Siento.]

It does, because as has already been pointed out MT tickets are designed to fill up empty seats between specific locations. That is why they are so cheap. For some knobhead to take advantage of this, then come on here whining because they couldn't follow what are very, very simple rules is beyond believe.

He's complaining because the ticket inspector's application of the rules is inflexible to the point of idiocy. What does it cost the train company for a passenger to use their seat for one stop LESS than specified on their ticket?

 

[Lo Siento.]

He didn't pay for the seat, he paid for a specific ticket entitling him to ride the train between two specific stations. The train company can only offer such a low price for the ticket because they attach terms preventing people from using it to board at intermediate stations - those people therefore have to buy different ticket types which may be more expensive.

What? On what planet could it possibly cost the company more for him to occupy the seat for less time?

 

[mauvais]

Write to the train company (or indeed tweet at them) and you'll probably get your money back.

 

[Bungle73]

He's complaining because the ticket inspector's application of the rules is inflexible to the point of idiocy. What does it cost the train company for a passenger to use their seat for one stop LESS than specified on their ticket?

MT tickets are so cheap because they are inflexible. Bottom line is if you don't like it buy a different ticket. Simples

It's not being "inflexible" any more than a police officer arresting someone for stealing a car is being "inflexible".

 

[Bungle73]

Write to the train company (or indeed tweet at them) and you'll probably get your money back.

Um no he won't; waste of time.

 

[Manter]

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.

You really talk a spectacular amount of shit

 

[mauvais]

To be fair I can completely understand why this happened. I'd be properly annoyed if I had to do all the work from Weymouth to Dorchester.

A South West Trains train, yesterday.

 

[Fez909]

Cheap Day Returns are exactly the same ticket as an Off Peak Day Return. Try getting your facts right.

And they cost a fortune.

I had to pay £26 yesterday to travel 66 miles. And on the way back there was a 2.5 hour delay for a 30 minute connection.

Trains are a fucking con and anyone defending this shite is a cunt.

 

[Bungle73]

You really talk a spectacular amount of shit

You, sir, are a prat.

 

[Fingers]

Failing to take you seriously now ha ha

 

[MrSki]

Cheap Day Returns are exactly the same ticket as an Off Peak Day Return. Try getting your facts right.

Apart from cheap day returns were cheaper than the 2 x the standard fare but off peak returns are more expensive than ticket bought in advance. You really are a jobsworth shite. Are you by any chance a ticket enforcement officer or should I call you a Revenue protection officer or do you prefer the term senior guard when you are the only one on the train & have no interest in people's problems apart from trying to catch them out on not having the right ticket.

I have bought reserved tickets before that had not been reserved but the same man in jack boots who is so insistent about the contract I had entered into with the company did not seem to give two hoots that the company had failed to honour its side of the bargain. Fucking one way street. Give us your money for whatever shite service levels we decide to provide.

 

[Lo Siento.]

MT tickets are so cheap because they are inflexible. Bottom line is if you don't like it buy a different ticket. Simples

It's not being "inflexible" any more than a police officer arresting someone for stealing a car is being "inflexible".

Right so, all rules, regardless of how much sense they may or may not make, are exactly the same and should be followed to the letter, regardless of the situation?

(and again, can anyone explain to me what getting on the train AFTER your intended station of origin could possiblt cost the train company?)

 

[free spirit]

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.


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?

you're being a right twat on this thread, and complete apologist for nonsense T&Cs that only exist to enable this sort of bullshit methods of extracting extra revenue to people who've already paid for the journey.

What difference does it make to the train company if a person decides to take a slightly shorter journey than they'd originally planned, using the same train, but just getting on one stop later into the journey?

The ticket should be valid, this should be an illegal t&c under consumer law, as that particular t&c would seem to be unreasonable.

 

[ViolentPanda]

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.

"Yer, sorry mate, was in the khazi. really bad case of the beer shits, know what I mean? Stinks like a dead dog in there now, it does, and it was all yellowy and flecked with green bits....".

 

[mauvais]

Um no he won't; waste of time.

We're obviously not going to get a practical answer out of you, so can you justify it in terms of law?

There's no such thing as a fine in English contract law, only damages. This is why you can't actually be charged for overstaying the allowed period in a free car park, should you go to court about it, because no actual loss is incurred by the parking company or landowner. What then is SWT's loss when Fingers technically breaches his contract, and gets on a stop later? (especially on a mostly empty train)

 

[Awesome Wells]

One wonders what Awesome Wells would have to say about this

I like crisps

 

[Badgers]

are thetrainline tickets more flexible? They are usually cheaper.

 

[Manter]

You, sir, are a prat.

Madam.

Seriously though, do you never stop and read things back? You'd realise what a puffed up petty bureaucrat you sound.

 

[Fez909]

are thetrainline tickets more flexible? They are usually cheaper.

Depends if you print them yourself or collect at a station.

If you print them yourself you can use really flexible paper in your printer, but the stations use card which is much more rigid than the average person uses.

 

[Bungle73]

Apart from cheap day returns were cheaper than the 2 x the standard fare but off peak returns are more expensive than ticket bought in advance.

Um, what. That makes zero sense. As I already said a CDR is exactly the same ticket as an Off Peak Day Return. The code for an Off Peak Day Return is CDR - Cheap Day Return, because they are exactly the same ticket. They are invariable a 10p or so more than a Single so I have no idea what you are on about. The last part makes zero sense either because these tickets are the same price if you buy them on the day or 5 weeks in advance. Advance ticket are cheaper because they are much more restrictive.

You really are a jobsworth shite. Are you by any chance a ticket enforcement officer or should I call you a Revenue protection officer or do you prefer the term senior guard when you are the only one on the train & have no interest in people's problems apart from trying to catch them out on not having the right ticket.

The only problem here is someone who thinks they can get out of what they agreed to.

I have bought reserved tickets before that had not been reserved but the same man in jack boots who is so insistent about the contract I had entered into with the company did not seem to give two hoots that the company had failed to honour its side of the bargain. Fucking one way street. Give us your money for whatever shite service levels we decide to provide.

That is complete gibberish tbh.