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Originally Posted by Mark Gleeson
the UK rules are similar (but even less passenger friendly).
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Well, unless you're on a penalty fares train (which are mostly metro area ones that don't have advance tickets) a passenger using an advance on the wrong train is charged the full anytime fare from his origin to the next stop, with the option of either getting off there or paying the anytime fare to his desired destination. No fine or extra charge. Whether that's less passenger friendly than fine + excess is debatable (and will depend on the journey made).
If in this case the passenger got off without the €100 penalty notice then I think it's a good result for him. The excess should I think have been €12 (€15 already paid, excess to the highest online fare of €27).