In case of disruptions, do UK train tickets need to be explicitly endorsed when used the day after?
In cases of severe travel disruptions, I have had Advance tickets endorsed for travel the day after. In practice, an employee at a staffed railway station wrote and stamped something on the back of my ticket. Then I travelled the day after.
Is this endorsement necessary? For example, for todays disruption the message says:
If customers want to change their journey, tickets for travel today can be used tomorrow providing you begin your journey before 14:00.
You may use your ticket on London Midland, CrossCountry, TransPennine Express and Arriva Trains Wales via any reasonable route.
Does that mean an endorsement is redundant? Then what is the point of an endorsement at all?
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Can I reuse my return ticket?
If the stations you leave at have ticket barriers they may swallow your ticket. But provided the conductor doesn't stamp or mark your return ticket, you should be able to use it again as the next conductor wouldn't then be able to tell its been used.Can someone else use my train ticket?
Train tickets can be brought by anyone even though certain tickets will have the name of the traveller or person who booked the tickets printed on them. If the ticket is to be delivered by post there are no important considerations when buying a ticket for someone else.Can I use my Trainline ticket twice?
The Anytime Return train ticket is a flexible ticket with no travel time restrictions. The outward portion of your journey is valid for five days, including the issue date, and you can use the return portion of your ticket at any time within one calendar month of the issue date.Sources: Stack Exchange - This article follows the attribution requirements of Stack Exchange and is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.
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