Can I get a different train with an off peak single?
Off-Peak or Super Off-Peak tickets that show 'any permitted' allow you to travel on any train operator within any of the Off-Peak times.
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Off-Peak Return - your outward journey must be on Off-Peak trains on the date specified, and you must return on Off-Peak trains within one calendar month. Off-Peak Day Return - your outbound and return journey can be on any Off-Peak train on the date specified.
Anytime tickets have no restrictions on the time of day that you can travel. With Anytime Single tickets, you can travel on any train on the date of travel booked. You can also break up your journey at stations along your route. Buying an Anytime Return train ticket gives you even more freedom!
If the conductor discovers the error, then your chances of a fine increase. Bottom line is that getting on the wrong train is your mistake and you'll incur the cost of any changes. The type of ticket you hold will determine whether you can exchange it at full or partial value or whether you'll need to buy new tickets.
Anytime tickets have no restrictions on what time you can travel. Anytime Singles allow you to travel within 2 days of the date shown on your ticket. Most Anytime Returns are valid for 5 days from the date shown on the 'outward' portion, and the for 1 calendar month on the 'return' portion.
Not to be confused with Off-Peak Day Returns, the Off-Peak Return ticket requires you to make the outward part of your journey on the date shown on the ticket. The return part of your journey, however, can be completed on any day on an Off-Peak train within one calendar month of the ticket's issue date.
If a train is cancelled (and that's what's happened here) you're entitled to take the next train that matches any restrictions on your ticket. So if your ticket is routed via a certain place, you must go that way, or if it's only valid on a certain train company, you must use that companies services.
Off-peak tickets are cheaper than anytime tickets – an off-peak return is usually only slightly more than an anytime single, but as the name implies, cannot be used during weekday peak periods.
An off peak DAY return is a return the same day. Tickets are valid for one journey only - travelling on the same ticket again is, legally speaking, exactly the same as travelling with no ticket at all. The original ticket is invalid once you have completed the journey.
How to reserve a seat: If you have a Flexible, Off-Peak, Super Off-Peak or Open ticket and you need a seat reservation you can make one online using our reservation tool.