Comments on: Why I shouldn’t Buy Train Tickets – Part 2 http://www.mattbertolini.com/blog/2008/10/02/why-i-shouldnt-buy-train-tickets-part-2/ My TCP Stream of Consciousness Sat, 02 Jan 2010 04:23:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Andrew Frith http://www.mattbertolini.com/blog/2008/10/02/why-i-shouldnt-buy-train-tickets-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-142 Andrew Frith Wed, 22 Oct 2008 11:52:23 +0000 http://www.mattbertolini.com/blog/?p=44#comment-142 The train companies must be losing a fair bit of money if its that easy to get round the system. Sounds like 2 solutions from their perspective (and it will reduce subsidies and hence your taxes :) ) 1) Put a date on the one-way ticket sold from the machine (easiest) 2) Build more ticket barriers The train companies must be losing a fair bit of money if its that easy to get round the system.

Sounds like 2 solutions from their perspective (and it will reduce subsidies and hence your taxes :) )

1) Put a date on the one-way ticket sold from the machine (easiest)
2) Build more ticket barriers

]]> By: Eric vP http://www.mattbertolini.com/blog/2008/10/02/why-i-shouldnt-buy-train-tickets-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-137 Eric vP Sun, 05 Oct 2008 00:32:28 +0000 http://www.mattbertolini.com/blog/?p=44#comment-137 Could you just buy two or three one way tickets? That way you go to the ticket machine once and you're covered for at least three times. Could you just buy two or three one way tickets? That way you go to the ticket machine once and you’re covered for at least three times.

]]> By: matt http://www.mattbertolini.com/blog/2008/10/02/why-i-shouldnt-buy-train-tickets-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-136 matt Sat, 04 Oct 2008 01:45:44 +0000 http://www.mattbertolini.com/blog/?p=44#comment-136 The way I would do it is buy a one way ticket and keep it in my wallet. They don't expire so as long as I keep it in my wallet I have a ticket in case they check. When they check, I take it out, get it checked, and go buy another one. That way, I am only paying for the times when I get checked. The downside is that I have to go the ticket machine a lot. The way I would do it is buy a one way ticket and keep it in my wallet. They don’t expire so as long as I keep it in my wallet I have a ticket in case they check. When they check, I take it out, get it checked, and go buy another one. That way, I am only paying for the times when I get checked. The downside is that I have to go the ticket machine a lot.

]]> By: cfarr http://www.mattbertolini.com/blog/2008/10/02/why-i-shouldnt-buy-train-tickets-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-135 cfarr Fri, 03 Oct 2008 02:57:51 +0000 http://www.mattbertolini.com/blog/?p=44#comment-135 But...are there any penalties for not having a ticket on board? So if they caught you would you have to pay a penalty fee or the standard $2.25? But…are there any penalties for not having a ticket on board? So if they caught you would you have to pay a penalty fee or the standard $2.25?

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