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« Reply #15 on: July 09, 2011, 09:54:52 »

I came across a very friendly chap when asking to excess a Bath Spa to London ticket to Frome - London. He said that as it was a Zero Excess, they don't normally do it as it flags up in the fares department. Apparently if you get so many Zero Excesses, FGW (First Great Western) think the Guard is on the fiddle.

Source - Guard who I regularly see on W-o-E services!

Could any staff comment on this perhaps? Lips sealed

I must admit that if there is a zero fare excess I normally do not bother. I have to write a written explanation as to why I have done one of these for each occasion. Zero fares are logged and watched very carefully
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