train ticket wrong date

[inafix]

Hi guys, I have just purchased to return tickets to Edinburgh but have put the wrong return date on.I did this onloine and they will not alter them as I have printed them out.Do you think it would be possible to get on the train anyway as we would be coming back at an earlier date than the tickets show.

[Buenchico]

If you've purchased Anytime Return tickets you can use the return portion on any train within one calendar month of outward travel. Any specific date shown refers solely to your seat reservations, which you can forego without invalidating the tickets for travel on any other train.

If you've purchased Off Peak Return tickets, the same applies except that you must ensure that your return journey is made on any service classed as 'off peak' by the train operator.

However if (as seems most likely) you've purchased separate 'Advance' single tickets (for travel in either direction), those tickets are only valid when you occupy the correct reserved seats on the designated train service. Travel at any other time, on any other date, or in any other seats is not permitted.

Train operators rigorously enforce their rules regarding ticket validities. If they didn't, people who found that all the cheap tickets had already been sold for their preferred service could simply book for the following week and board the 'wrong' train, thus bypassing the ticket quotas.

Chris

[chazza]

You may be able to change them at a terminal for an additional charge

[inafix]

Thanks guys,they are advance tickets which are not refundable,so I have had to purchase more return tickets,many thanks.

[Dee Sa]

this happened to me, my pal did it on line for me and I didnt check when the tickets came, in actual fact they were both booked for the same day London to Diss and I would have only had 3 mins in Diss before the return journey, obviously I had to purchase another return at twice the price, I sent all the tickets and reservations back on my return and they refunded the original return ticket money [ the cheaper of the two] to me. I sent it recorded so they could not deny reciept, my pal said forget it but I thought no it was a genuine mistake.Took a while though to hear from them.