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« on: January 19, 2023, 12:12:23 »
I tried to buy an Advance ticket (WMN» (Warminster - next trains) to ROM for 31st Jan) from the GWR▸ (Great Western Railway) website. It would not give me the option to have it as an eticket. The website clearly states that Advance tickets can be "collected" as an eticket. I tried the mobile App with the same result. I then tried entering some different Advance journeys on the same date - all of these were offered as etickets.
I have never had this problem before. Is the issuance of an eticket route or fare dependent ?

When I went to the station to collect the ticket, the machine wouldn't recognise my bank card - so I had to join the queue at the booking office. The "speed and convenience" of buying an eticket must have wasted about 2 hours of my time in total !! Progress ?
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« Reply #1 on: January 20, 2023, 17:04:53 »
I wonder if this is a problem with your credit card?

I just booked and paid for an Advance e-ticket on the GWR▸ (Great Western Railway) app, and it all went through as usual. Certainly not a general problem with Advance e-tickets.
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« Reply #2 on: January 21, 2023, 10:20:51 »
I've used that card numerous times on line/with App with no problems.
My whole trip (above) is actually to Chandlers Ford, some time after collecting the ticket from the booking office I thought that I should have bought the ticket from ROM to CFR while I was there. I attempted to buy it on line this morning............worked perfectly ! When I checked on the App to see if the eticket was there, it was - along with the booking code for the WMN» (Warminster - next trains) - ROM leg !!!  It couldn't send the ticket to my phone but it could send the booking code.................most odd !

As an aside:  WMN - CFR single, on the day - £16.95:  two weeks prior, Split tickets, Advance plus "Evening Out Single" - £7.85.
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« Reply #3 on: January 21, 2023, 10:25:17 »
Quote from: Clan Line on January 21, 2023, 10:20:51
As an aside:  WMN» (Warminster - next trains) - CFR single, on the day - £16.95:  two weeks prior, Split tickets, Advance plus "Evening Out Single" - £7.85.

Those evening out singles are really useful  Wink. ... Portsmouth and Southsea to Melksham later in the day (e.g. Ferry arrival from Cherbourg) works well with a Romsey split.
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« Reply #4 on: January 21, 2023, 10:40:41 »
Quote from: grahame on January 21, 2023, 10:25:17
Quote from: Clan Line on January 21, 2023, 10:20:51
As an aside:  WMN» (Warminster - next trains) - CFR single, on the day - £16.95:  two weeks prior, Split tickets, Advance plus "Evening Out Single" - £7.85.

Those evening out singles are really useful  Wink. ... Portsmouth and Southsea to Melksham later in the day (e.g. Ferry arrival from Cherbourg) works well with a Romsey split.

Especially as the "Evening" is deemed to start at 1200 !
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