[Mr K]

Originally Posted by Hugh

There are no stupid questions - just the people that ask them…

Anyway, back to practicalities - did the station you boarded at have an open ticket office or a ticket machine? (It sounds as if you were trying to get the ticket whilst on the train, and the guidance states you need to get it before boarding the train).

The websites states



https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/legal/penalty-fares

You'd make a great ticket inspector Hugh, the sort that wound the OP up !