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If the demand is there and there is money to be made; i.e. charging full fare, then why not? Cheap advances are not an entitlement; if the company wants to withdraw them, then it shall. But annoying/upsetting I know
Do you have the option to travel later, or can you buy a season?
To be clear, did you board the train at East Croydon and get off at Gatwick Airport?
Specifically what ticket did you buy?
If you did not have a ticket, how did you get through the barriers at East Croydon?
Definitely do not dispose of them.... If you really don't want to keep them, sell them to someone who will look after them.
Anything from the 1970s-80s Southern or Eastern Region related....? I can offer a good home ;)
There will be differing opinions on this but in my opinion, frequent lane-changing/weaving in and out between lane 1 and 2 (just to squeeze in between lorry gaps) is more dangerous than cruising in Lane 2 - especially when going uphill and on a motorway with several junctions fairly close to one...
Not at 6am in the morning on my local motorway!
In terms of middle-lane hogging; sometimes this is unavoidable in the rush hour when you have lots of lorries in lane 1 and changing lanes frequently is just too dangerous.