Do you want to discuss boring politics? (18 Viewers)

[fernandopartridge]

You should be able to get a refund on any unused rail ticket that is not an 'advanced' fare at any point up to the minute the train was due.

 

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[Ccfc_Addy]

For balance - and hence why I deleted my very excited initial reply - I haven't been able to find any reporting of this outside of the site Seat61 is quoting. I can't find the quote from Lord Peter Hendy anywhere either.

 

[SkyBlueMatt]

Christ.

Well being in Coventry, before any of the recent stuff I wouldn't have voted Green for obvious reasons.

Isn't their whole recent campaign divisive in itself? It's one big contradiction, the same as most of the extreme left stuff. Who do they pander to, LGBT or the people shouting Allahu Akbar? Saying to legalise crack and heroin is divisive. Wanting to hand out benefits the minute somebody steps into the country illegally is pretty divisive. Standing about with Pakistan flags outside polling stations is pretty divisive.

I was trying to engage but you were just shouting "conspiracy".

Twitter logic, "I love dogs", "Oh, that must mean you hate cats".

It's not about pandering, or a contradiction. It's treating everyone the same and ensuring everyone has a fair crack. That whole argument that because you're LGBT, you're not able to support Gaza because Muslims don't like that. I don't think a child in Gaza that is blown to pieces by an Israeli bomb cares too much if someone is gay or trans.

If you can't separate that there is a human level, that's your own internal perception and beliefs.

As for the legalising of drugs, what they say is one thing and what they will be able to do is another. I don't think heroin should be legal but I do believe most others should be. At the absolute minimum, cannabis should be. The amount of police time/court time/etc is wasted due to a drug that causes less violence and drain on resources than alcohol. Better directed resources, additional funds from tax could go to cracking down on real crimes.

People are still going to have the same belief that 'Drugs are bad.... mmmkay' and that's good. The youth are moving away from Alcohol are not all of a sudden going to think, I'm going to get some smack.

 

[fernandopartridge]

For balance - and hence why I deleted my very excited initial reply - I haven't been able to find any reporting of this outside of the site Seat61 is quoting. I can't find the quote from Lord Peter Hendy anywhere either.

It's one of those things that is not legislated but will be agreed upon by the ORR. Google found a thread here from a rail enthuisiasts / workers forum, the changes seem to have been communicated to staff working in ticket offices.

Forthcoming changes to National Rail Conditions of Travel

You are correct, their rationale says they are aligning themselves with other national operators such as DB who only allow refunds before tickets become valid to use. There's certainly a lot of fraud, but equally it is extremely bad to say to someone who's bought a 350 quid Anytime Return from...

www.railforums.co.uk

 

[Ccfc_Addy]

fuck my life. I already resent the amount of my take-home that disappears into the void and my reward is having to stand the entire journey and am treated like a criminal the entire time