On 9 Oct 2006 04:27:42 -0700, Mizter T wrote:

You've misunderstood my point because I didn't make myself at all clear
enough. My comments were in the context of a Gold Card holder
travelling alone.

Oops, sorry, I read some previous context into your post that wasn't
actually there.

This rule is so illogical and, quite frankly, ridiculous (in most such
circumstances it makes using the Gold Card far more expensive than
not), that it seems to have morphed into the "can't buy discounted
Travelcards for yourself" rule that has been disseminated to LU ticket
offices.

I think there is a logic to it - those accompanying a Gold Card holder
must have tickets that exactly mirror the holders (the "mirroring
rule", to coin a phrase), unless part of the route is already covered
by the Gold Card holders season ticket.

Firstly, I'm not sure if the "mirroring rule" really exists. I've just
read through all the Gold Card rules again and I'm still none the
wiser...

But anyway, it does specifically say that if you're travelling within
the validity of your season, you don't need to buy a ticket for
yourself. It then gives the "have to also buy a discounted ODTC for
yourself" rule as an *exception* to this. But then again, it says you
only have to do this if your season is "not valid for travel in all
the Travelcard zones" - I'd assumed this meant Z1-6, but perhaps it
just means all the zones you travel through?

The more you read these rules, the less clear they become!