On 11 Sep, 23:36, Tim Woodall wrote:
I could understand that possibly there were advance purchase first class
tickets available that I hadn't seen on the Virgin website but not that
you can't buy a standard class direct ticket at all (even though the
train does stop at Watford Junction - presumably you aren't allowed to
get off when you are on a standard class ticket?)

Yes, you can. Unless you're travelling on a Megatrain ticket or some
other to-be-announced fare type where it is explicitly prohibited, you
can *always* stop a journey short. Starting short is less clear.

(this sometimes provokes dispute in uk.r, but is unequivocally
permitted by the NCoC. Suffice to say if anyone ends up in court for
doing this, I hereby offer to pay you double your fine plus legal
costs. Contact me at the address below...)

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John Band
john at johnband dot org
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