To not give up my seat?

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Currently in the middle of a 5 hour train journey with my 7yo. We got on at the first station and will be getting off 3 stops before final station. We are sat in our reserved seats, confirmation on the little display above our heads saying reserved from our starting and finishing stations.

At the last station 20 minutes ago a man got on and said ‘you’re in my seat’ and started to move my bags. I told him I wasn’t, grabbed my bag, showed him my ticket and the seat display. He showed me his ticket and he’s also reserved for the same seat. I told him he should go and find the guard, that there are plenty of free seats (although don’t know if they’re reserved).

He won’t go and find the guard, he wants his seat. He’s now standing right next to me (probably watching me type), having just had a loud phone call (which I’m pretty sure was imaginary as we went through a tunnel) about how he can’t prepare for the presentation as a stuck up bitch won’t move out of his seat. He’s huffing and sighing and I’m wondering whether he’ll stay standing over me for the next 2.5 hours.

I don’t want ds to hear this bloke being a prick but I really don’t see why I should move. Ds is currently plugged into his iPad so hasn’t noticed.

...and it's basically the same problem that the OP describes; people thinking that being in possession of a reservation slip gives them the right to 'turf other people out'.

Just be nice to each other, people!

(and check the T&Cs).

@lottiegarbanzo that’s the situation I was in, I had reserved the seat but the reservations went wrong and that’s why someone else sat there. I was only running ‘late’ due to a security hold up, I should have been on the train in plenty of time (I arrived at the station with 45 minutes to get to the right platform!)

I’m autistic and ended up having a shutdown.

I think even in the absence of reservations, ‘being nice’ to each other would include offering your seat to someone who is clearly struggling with the situation.

You would hope that someone would offer a seat to a person who is struggling, or will have difficulty standing, for whatever reason, yes. I very much agree that that is part of people being nice.

But, if the reservations are down, then there are no reservations. So there's no connection between the null reservation and the offering of a seat. The person most likely to offer a seat could be anyone in the carriage.

It happens, reservations go down. Train companies don't always honour reservations.

He wouldn't have said a Dickiebird if you had been a bloke.

He's a bully and a caveman. What a self-important knob!

Riv
I can't stop laughing, brilliant x

"Get the Guard or I will call the Police" The man cannot expect you to sort the seat allocations out. Obviously if you move you will be in someone else's. The fake phone call suggests he is 'unhinged'.

Text the police on 61016 and tell them you are a mother with child being harassed + worried about your safety. Ask them to get the guard to you immediately.

The OP left the train days ago.