A single ticket like I said is to travel from the starting station to
another. if the purpose is not to travel but to stay on the platform then a
platform ticket is the best option.

The question really is why would you want to do a loop to your starting
station?

PW hasn't really explained why he got on at a station and returned to the
same one. I am not trying to second guess the actual facts but here are a
couple of common factors.

Something that often happens is people arrange to meet others inside the
gateline sometimes out of the zone for the ticket and then travel on, back
to the zone paid for. This is evasion whether or not the person exits or
stays inside the barrier.

Others find the gates open at their destination and come back in and travel
back to their origin claiming not to have exited anywhere, especially if it
were a short trip.

If you want the absolute legal position check with the legal dept of LUL.

Steve

"K" wrote in message
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On Sun, 25 Apr 2004 07:14:43 +0100, Paul Corfield
wrote:

On 24 Apr 2004 13:59:26 -0700, (Paul Weaver) wrote:

Is a single ticket valid to the departure station? I.E. Is a single
from glocester road valid if I get on, take a trip arorund the circle,
and get off at the original station?

no it isn't.

Which rule is he breaking? As he says he buys a single zone ticket,
makes one single journey on 1 train and gets off at a station in the
correct zone. At no time does he leave the zone or get on more that 1
train.

There is no single fare for a trip from where you are back
to where you are assuming a circular trip.

We have zones now - so surely this is irrelavant?