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Originally Posted by hstudent
On the plus side when people buy returns and don't use the return section it helps make up for unaccounted passengers in statistics, in particular one's that board at unstaffed stations and the conductor on the train doesn't have time to sell them a ticket.
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The conductor needs to be motivated to collect the fares as well, of course !
Virgin never seemed to be interested in whether you had a ticket or not, unless you travelled to or from London. I used to travel by Virgin between Crewe and Stafford almost every day. Usually returning from Stafford on the 1619 Euston – Liverpool. I don’t think I had my ticket checked once in over a year ! Outward from Crewe (usually on 0854) I got checked about once or twice a week.