yeah that’s my point, it’s super easy to bypass the system and they just assume you won’t. but if you don’t know how the system is supposed to work it’s hard to do it right.
Your seat reservation doesn’t entitle you to travel on that train in this class without a valid ticket. You will get a fine if you try to travel with just a seat reservation. And if you don’t pay or are catched multiple times they will initiate criminal proceedings against you
but just entering the ticket number when doing a reservation would be so incredibly easy to add. as it is now, i can buy up seat reservations without even being on the train, forcing multiple people to stand.
It’s more complicated because there’s also time limited (or even unlimited) tickets/passes, but I agree it could be done.
Seat reservations expire 15 minutes after passing the station. By now all trains have those small displays on the seats which show reservations. They simply turn off after 15 minutes, indicating the seat can be taken by anyone.
There are less seats in the carriage, it is more comfy, you get at-seat dining service, free newspapers, faster Internet, more generally people who behave better and are more quiet, and if you have a flexible ticket Lounge Access
Because they don’t check anything, you can walk up to a counter or ticket machine and get a reservation without any personal or other details required
yeah that’s my point, it’s super easy to bypass the system and they just assume you won’t. but if you don’t know how the system is supposed to work it’s hard to do it right.
There is no bypass.
Your seat reservation doesn’t entitle you to travel on that train in this class without a valid ticket. You will get a fine if you try to travel with just a seat reservation. And if you don’t pay or are catched multiple times they will initiate criminal proceedings against you
Are you saying that you can buy a reservation without a ticket? That the act to buying a ticket and buying a reservation are two distinct actions?
Yes, that’s the case
I saw your other comment. I’ve never seen that before.
That is actually a necessity:
I would assume that if you have any of those tickets, you would buy the normal way with 100% discount.
but what’s the difference between first and second class except the seat? why not make a seat reservation require a ticket?
The seat (more comfortable, more space) ist the main difference.
Of course they could check if you have a ticket at the time of purchase, they just don’t. When buying a seat reservation it’s clear it’s not a ticket.
but just entering the ticket number when doing a reservation would be so incredibly easy to add. as it is now, i can buy up seat reservations without even being on the train, forcing multiple people to stand.
It’s more complicated because there’s also time limited (or even unlimited) tickets/passes, but I agree it could be done.
Seat reservations expire 15 minutes after passing the station. By now all trains have those small displays on the seats which show reservations. They simply turn off after 15 minutes, indicating the seat can be taken by anyone.
There are less seats in the carriage, it is more comfy, you get at-seat dining service, free newspapers, faster Internet, more generally people who behave better and are more quiet, and if you have a flexible ticket Lounge Access
That is not clear
What is not clear?