Originally Posted by
pacer142
Well, the last time I used TPE the reservations weren't placed so were ignored. I don't know how common that is, though. The T&Cs of the Advance tickets require you to sit in the reserved seat, but my experience is that the only TOC that ever cared about this was GNER/National Express East Coast. I have no idea if newer operator East Coast actually care.l
Never had a problem on GNER, NXEC or East Coast!
The only one I know that always insists is Megatrain (except on SWT, where they have a designated carriage, but no designated seats...)