Money: Today, before setting off on my train journey I checked my booking....

By Anonymous - 07/03/2011 05:38 - United Kingdom

Today, before setting off on my train journey I checked my booking. The (non-refundable) return date was a week later than I intended, and after buying a new ticket online, I was informed that I would be able to collect it in 2 hours. I leave in an hour. I'll have to pay three times to come home. FML

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By Lawrie - 12/07/2022 10:00

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By dumbbus - 01/04/2015 23:24 - United Kingdom - Stockton-on-tees

Today, I got an expensive return bus ticket to visit my family 200 miles away. I accidentally tore the ticket when taking it from the machine, but the driver said not to worry, as it would still be accepted on the way back. Guess who's still 200 miles from home. FML

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By sharkiewarkiemoosey - 11/10/2013 18:22 - Switzerland - Gossau

Today, I tried to catch a train to get to my new job. I was stopped and told that I needed a pre-purchased ticket to enter the platform. The only way to get the ticket, they said, was by buying one on the platform. I arrived by taxi nearly an hour late for my first day. FML

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By 3,500 down - 07/05/2016 08:00 - United States - Altus

Today, my train departed over 10 minutes early. It was the last train of the day. I missed my transatlantic flight and along with it the vacation and concert I'd spent over a year saving for. FML

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By lukey101 - 30/09/2021 01:00 - United Kingdom

Today, I took the train home to save a few dollars on an Uber fare. I fell asleep on the train, got a fine for travelling outside of my paid zone, and had to take an even longer Uber home than it would have been from where I started. FML

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By ColdFoot - 03/10/2009 06:38 - Australia

Today, my train was canceled so my ticket expired by the time another train arrived. I was fined $90 by ticket inspectors 'cause my claim that the early train didn't run was "unsubstantiated". Leaving the train I was pushed by the crowd, fell, lost a shoe and had to walk home with one bare foot. FML

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By sirensaresexy - 24/07/2012 13:54 - United States - Long Beach

Today, I got on a two hour train ride to go to a concert. I had been so caught up in handling the train tickets that halfway to the concert, I realized I had left the concert tickets on my dresser. FML

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By Jetlagged - 03/06/2017 22:00

Today, I'm stuck at the airport overnight, because my phone didn't update its time zone after flying in, so I watched my train leave, thinking mine wasn't due for another hour. FML

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By WrongTrainGuy - 27/05/2021 19:01 - United Kingdom

Today, I took the wrong train and didn’t realise it until it arrived in Aberdeen. Eight hours from where I was meant to go. FML

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By Anonymous - 31/03/2014 11:49 - Netherlands - Vlissingen

Today, I had to take the train from my hometown to my university for a very important meeting concerning my foreign exchange program. When I finally arrived, I noticed a Post-it on the door: "Meeting cancelled, sick". I basically made a 9-hour day-trip for a half-an-hour walk. FML

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Monday 7 March 2011 12:23

I guess train journey's are a bad idea... Unless of course you're taking the midnight one going anywhere.

ambowew 7

Monday 7 March 2011 12:22

if you give the train attendant a little somethin' I'm sure you'll get on that train. They might even put you up front with the driver so you can 'blow the whistle'.

Comments

fthku 13

Monday 7 March 2011 14:13

Good thinking about checking, bad timing. The checking should be performed WHILE purchasing the original ticket.

DocBastard 38

Monday 7 March 2011 14:45

Ever heard the phrase "Poor planning on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part"? I'm rewriting that for FML: Poor planning on your part allows me to laugh at your stupid ass.

natas_fml 13

Monday 7 March 2011 15:02

YDI for making me have to think when I read this.

BuckeyeNut28 1

Tuesday 8 March 2011 0:21

it still does not make any sense..

raybury 2

Monday 7 March 2011 15:35

Um, non-refundable may not mean non-changeable. Nor does 'available in two hours' preclude availability in one hour. Talk to a human, you might be better off than you think.

Zebidee 8

Monday 7 March 2011 15:57

The UK train operators are notorious for being jerks when it comes to stuff like this. You need to triple check that stuff. This is what happens when you privatise your rail networks. If the same thing happened here in Germany, you'd just walk up to the counter and they'd sort it out on the spot, no drama.

krazy_glu3 0

Monday 7 March 2011 16:04

great.... I'll be singing that song all day now

ROFLBERRYPIE 0

Monday 7 March 2011 16:06

Drive next time.

surubi 0

Monday 7 March 2011 18:08

Hey OP Even though it says you can only collect your ticket from one station, you can actually collect them from ANY station. Try picking it up when you get to your destination.

chocolate_gateau 0

Monday 7 March 2011 19:05

YDI for not checking your booking in the first place, making sure you get the right one. As a university student in my third year I've got the train home countless times and never got a wrong booking/booked too late as I was intelligent enough to read the screen before paying for it.