TVM present, but not operating - advance ticket pickup.

TaplowGreen

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Re: TVM present, but not operating - advance ticket pickup.

« Reply #15 on: June 04, 2015, 17:49:57 »

Yes I was told that too.


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thetrout

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Re: TVM present, but not operating - advance ticket pickup.

« Reply #16 on: June 04, 2015, 23:53:19 »

If machine doesn't allow tickets to be collected then you should board the train and advise the conductor what has happened. At best they will allow you to travel to the end / interchange station to collect your tickets.

At worse they will be awkward and may write up an unpaid fares notice and take your details. This can be followed up with the TOC^▸ at a later date as a failed TVM^▸ / Closed Ticket Office is the fault of the railway industry.

If you stray into London Underground stations and are still unable to get your tickets then it gets alot more awkward. From bitter personal experience I would avoid this but nevertheless if you still could not collect your tickets then you still have "the upper hand" so to speak and you should be able to get a UFN^‡ if you stand your ground. Do expect to be treated like a criminal for 20 minutes though...


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Surrey 455

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Re: TVM present, but not operating - advance ticket pickup.

« Reply #17 on: June 06, 2015, 10:08:19 »

Quote from: grahame on June 04, 2015, 11:11:50

I have sat in a waiting area, ordered from my laptops tickets that weren't available via the front panel of a TVM^▸ , and collected them within a few minutes.

I have flown into Gatwick on several occasions and used the FGW^▸ app to buy and collect tickets. I tend not to buy in advance as I don't know when I'll clear immigration. Once through, I then decide which of the two possible routes I will take and then buy on the app. A short walk to the station, ignore the extremely long queue for the ticket machines and go straight to the ticket collection machines where there will be no one (usually) in front of me. Then down the escalator and on to the train.

Additionally as Grahame has done I will also buy journeys on the app that aren't available on the machine.


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