Government Instruct Train Companies To Close Ticket Offices-True Or False?

[RollingJ]

1 minute ago, Jack Grey said:

It's just progress

 

I haven't used a ticket office for well over 5 years

 

I user the Trainline app 

Some can't see it.

 

Only time I've used one is when purchasing a ticket type which isn't available online ,  such as 'Rover' ones.

 

I use that if my journey involves long distances/changes, otherwise I go direct to the TOC's site - you don't pay 'booking fees' that way.

[fools]

10 minutes ago, Jack Grey said:

It's just progress

 

I user the Trainline app 

it isn't - people currently have a choice, and some choose the kiosk for good reason. even when booking online, I collect from the kiosk, because it's faster and less faff

 

and pay booking fee on top?

Edited July 19, 2023 by fools

[Jack Grey]

2 minutes ago, fools said:

it isn't - people currently have a choice, and some choose the kiosk for good reason. even when booking online, I collect from the kiosk, because it's faster and less faff

 

and pay booking fee on top?

But most the time the app gives you the best fair so you save money

 

The fee is around £1 per booking 

[RollingJ]

2 minutes ago, fools said:

it isn't - people currently have a choice, and some choose the kiosk for good reason. even when booking online, I collect from the kiosk, because it's faster and less faff

 

and pay booking fee on top?

So you don't use e-tickets? - even faster.

[fools]

1 minute ago, RollingJ said:

So you don't use e-tickets? - even faster.

smartphone .. lol

[RollingJ]

9 minutes ago, fools said:

smartphone .. lol

OK. So if you have a phone, why do you need to collect tickets?

[fools]

32 minutes ago, RollingJ said:

OK. So if you have a phone, why do you need to collect tickets?

if being the operative word

[RollingJ]

3 minutes ago, fools said:

if being the operative word

So you don't - even though post #45 kind of suggested did - hard to decipher some of you posts though, so I may have got it wrong.

[Anna B]

2 hours ago, RollingJ said:

Using a crystal ball, now?

No, but we do learn from the past and have experience and hindsight. 

We know what usually happens in these situations.

Come on .... We know we are lied to on a regular basis to make the unacceptable palatable.  Then when the deed is done they move the goalposts and do what they wanted in the first place.

 

[RollingJ]

1 minute ago, Anna B said:

No, but we do learn from the past and have experience and hindsight. 

We know what usually happens in these situations.

Come on .... We know we are lied to on a regular basis to make the unacceptable palatable.  Then when the deed is done they move the goalposts and do what they wanted in the first place.

 

Oh dear.