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Hello,
I travel regularly using paper Off-Peak Day Travelcards for Zones 1-6. £11 with 16-25 Railcard. My understanding is that it is valid from 0930 and that there is no restriction on using it to travel during the evening peak.
Recently I was told at the barrier at Willesden Junction at 1700 on a Friday that the ticket was not valid at that time.
On another occasion I attempted to travel from Marylebone to Harrow on the Hill with Chiltern around 1820 on a Monday. I was refused entry at the barriers by a rude member of staff who claimed the ticket was not valid between 1600-1900.
Please may someone confirm the validity rules to check I’m not going mad?
You’re not going mad. The ticket should include a link to https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/ticket-types/validity/b1/ on the National Rail website which confirms that it is only not valid between 0430-0929 on weekdays. Please complain to the companies who have told you otherwise.
Also, if you have an Oyster card with your 16-25 railcard attached then the zone 1-6 off-peak cap is just £10.85, and that will be enforced throughout the afternoon peak without you worrying about it. Plus, if Harrow is the furthest out you go (ie zone 5) then the cap reduces to £10.15. It goes down to just £5.90 if all travel is just in zones 1-2.
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