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« on: May 06, 2008, 22:54:46 »

Can you get it replaced?


Mine no longer does the gates - has another three weeks

No idea what happened to it

WOS» (Worcester Shrub Hill - next trains) ticket office say they ant do anything other than issue a duplicate (which because I lost one ticket and had my purse stolen I am not eligible for)

Surely there is some way of getting a defective ticket re-issued?

I am sick of trying to defend why I have a dodgy ticket twice a day!
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« Reply #1 on: May 06, 2008, 22:56:03 »

If a ticket fails to operate barriers, you should be eligible for a free reissue which doesn't count against or towards or limit.
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« Reply #2 on: May 06, 2008, 23:15:00 »

If a ticket fails to operate barriers, you should be eligible for a free reissue which doesn't count against or towards or limit.

I KNOW that

but I cant convince WOS» (Worcester Shrub Hill - next trains) office staff of the same!

Is there any regulation I can quote at them?
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« Reply #3 on: May 06, 2008, 23:45:18 »

Have you tried asking at Paddington / Reading? Staff at the larger stations with barriers might have come across this more often and thus know how to deal with it. Or phone FGW (First Great Western) customer services. I would suggest either of those before "quoting regulations at them".
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« Reply #4 on: May 06, 2008, 23:56:03 »

Hi, Mookiemoo!

Is this, by any chance, the same ticket that has featured in a previous discussion here?

http://www.firstgreatwestern.info/coffeeshop/index.php?topic=2517.0

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« Reply #5 on: May 07, 2008, 01:17:10 »

As mentioned earlier, Replacements due to encoding issues are simple enough and should be done by Worcester for you, but Reading or Paddington will deal with it as earlier mentioned Smiley
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« Reply #6 on: May 07, 2008, 06:40:23 »

As mentioned earlier, Replacements due to encoding issues are simple enough and should be done by Worcester for you, but Reading or Paddington will deal with it as earlier mentioned Smiley

I'll try ad do it tonight at reading

Its just the ticket office there is so busy\
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« Reply #7 on: May 07, 2008, 06:41:01 »

Hi, Mookiemoo!

Is this, by any chance, the same ticket that has featured in a previous discussion here?

http://www.firstgreatwestern.info/coffeeshop/index.php?topic=2517.0

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Nope - I get monthlies!

This is one that renewed 24/4 and worked for about three days
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« Reply #8 on: May 07, 2008, 20:25:51 »


No idea what happened to it


Any chance you keep it close to/with your mobile phone?  My staff pass stopped working in the gates for this reason.
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« Reply #9 on: May 07, 2008, 20:27:51 »


No idea what happened to it


Any chance you keep it close to/with your mobile phone?  My staff pass stopped working in the gates for this reason.

Both in back pocket!

Noticed bus smart card doest work if held in same Gand as phone. Connected?
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« Reply #10 on: May 07, 2008, 22:12:57 »


No idea what happened to it


Any chance you keep it close to/with your mobile phone?  My staff pass stopped working in the gates for this reason.

Both in back pocket!

Noticed bus smart card doest work if held in same Gand as phone. Connected?

Probably static messing up the strip.
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« Reply #11 on: May 07, 2008, 22:15:35 »

Probably static messing up the strip.

Definately.

Shazz, do you work for FGW (First Great Western) at all?
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« Reply #12 on: May 07, 2008, 22:32:04 »

Probably static messing up the strip.

Definately.

Shazz, do you work for FGW (First Great Western) at all?

Nope. I work for myself  Tongue
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« Reply #13 on: May 07, 2008, 23:51:42 »

Hi, Mookiemoo!

Is this, by any chance, the same ticket that has featured in a previous discussion here?

http://www.firstgreatwestern.info/coffeeshop/index.php?topic=2517.0

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Nope - I get monthlies!

This is one that renewed 24/4 and worked for about three days

Fair enough, then!  Cheesy

I buy my daily ticket either at Nailsea (if the machine's working!) or on the train - but often it doesn't work in the exit barriers at BTM (Bristol Temple Meads (strictly, it should be BRI) but BTM is a commonly used alternative)), ten minutes later!   Roll Eyes
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« Reply #14 on: May 07, 2008, 23:53:07 »

Tickets that you buy on the train. ... not surprising it doesn't work in the barriers..... they rarely do Wink
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