best way to get rid of a train ticket ?

builder22 · 28 Jul 2011 at 18:05

I have an edinburgh to london, return ticket i need to get rid of as I can't cancel it and the person it was intended for no longer needs it

any ideas ?

also, the persons name is on the ticket, well it will be, it is one of the 'print at home' ones
I take it that doesn't really matter as long as whoever ends up with it has the ticket printed off ?

kylew · 28 Jul 2011 at 18:07

If you stop putting spaces before question marks, full stops and exclamation marks, your ticket will disappear and the money will appear in cash right before you.

Raymond Lin · 28 Jul 2011 at 18:07

You can get a refund, go to a station and get a form.

FeFiDoh · 28 Jul 2011 at 18:27

Is that true for all tickets Raymond lin? Me and a mate bought return tickets to Newquay and booked a bit in advance and he said we couldn't get a refund

builder22 · 28 Jul 2011 at 18:45

can't get a refund for advance tickets.....which is what I have
is there any situation where they MUST give you a refund ?
I think I read on virgin, BA or some airline website that if you can't travel because a family member is ill then they have to refund your ticket

is there anything like this for train tickets ?

Sunbed · 28 Jul 2011 at 18:47

Put it in the bin duh

[TW]Fox · 28 Jul 2011 at 18:47

Raymond Lin said:
You can get a refund, go to a station and get a form.

Some ticket types have strict refund conditions attached to them. You cannot categorically state what you just have.

The OP will need to tell us the exact ticket type if we are to advise further.

Hairybudda · 28 Jul 2011 at 18:56

Bereavement is always a good catch all, tell them you can't make the journey any more and are really hurting for the money right now as a result of said bereavement. Might not work but eh, worth a shot.

uknowist · 28 Jul 2011 at 19:21

Eat it, then have lolz going through metal detector at airport

[TW]Fox · 28 Jul 2011 at 19:23

uknowist said:
Eat it, then have lolz going through metal detector at airport

How would eating a paper ticket give you lolz in a metal detector?

Buchanan0204 · 28 Jul 2011 at 19:25

Give it to me. I've always fancied a trip to London.

nydryl · 28 Jul 2011 at 20:39

Gumtree? Or stand in Waverley Station touting it.

Westyfield2 · 28 Jul 2011 at 20:46

Throw it in the bin?

uknowist · 28 Jul 2011 at 20:48

[TW]Fox;19690161 said:
How would eating a paper ticket give you lolz in a metal detector?

[TW]Fox · 28 Jul 2011 at 20:59

It's a print at home ticket, there is no magnetic stripe on it!

uknowist · 28 Jul 2011 at 21:07

I thought print at home ones u have to go and exchange them anyway at the station?

Cleeecooo · 28 Jul 2011 at 22:01

uknowist said:
I thought print at home ones u have to go and exchange them anyway at the station?

depends. Not always.

Just kill with fire. Or, say that you had your leg amputated recently due to someone killing it with fire at an OcUK meet (there was a spider on it) and therefore you can no longer make the trip. If they ask for proof, go to the OcUK meet and put a spider on your leg and wait for the incoming nukes and all the fire