Train passengers refusing to move

[HolyGuac]

Well, I'm really disappointed in the general public. AIBU to be shocked at the hard faced people in our sets refusing to move?

I booked train tickets and reserved seats about three months ago as we are having a special pre Christmas Day out with my two kids and husband.

Get on the train and the seat reservation numbers above the seats (the digital display ones are on the blink), it says from Euston...we are going to Euston, there are people in our seats who are refusing to move.

One said there's plenty of other seats, there are other seats but not in a table which is what i had booked.

We moved on found separate seats (two two's behind each other) I've been back to ask them nicely if they could move as there are no other table seats, this is a special trip etc etc they've flat out refused.
One said someone took Her seat which is why she moved to our seats, I asked why she couldn't have asked for them to move and got some blather about just taking any seat as the displays are not working!

I'm really disappointed by people today, what a bunch of arses. They are sat there knowing it's not their booked seats.
I would never take someone's seat like that.

yanbu, but I'm not sure I'd have pushed it harder than you tried coz ultimately it's not worth the aggro, esp. at start of your special day out.

You could have pictured them & named & shamed on SM, though, I'd be tempted on that move.

Involving the guard would have won your case...

I have been known to stand so close they felt squashed in their seat. When the finally needed the loo I sat down.

I'm off to find the ticket conductor guy.

People are largely, dickheads.

When the displays aren’t working it’s usually because they’ve decided that seat reservations aren’t valid.

This sort of behaviour seems increasingly common. It is very depressing.

They are working as in displaying something just the journey the wrong way round, so we are travelling to Euston but the display says from Euston.

I've been known to perch my arse on the table for the entirety of the journey.

Find the guard. Get it sorted. Show your children that you stand up to bullies.

It's not just today, happened to me too about 15 years or so ago. Guy with a dog sat in my seats (my name on the electronics above the seat), he refused to move, told me to fuck off there's plenty of other seats. I was too frightened to do anything (was a lot more timid back then)

Ticket guy said he will be with me in a bit he's two carriages down.

You've got seats. How long is the journey?

Good luck OP

I went back to try and appeal to their kinder sides which obviously they don't have, explained it was a special trip etc, I would have been annoyed if I had just accepted the first brush off from them.
I love the sitting in their table idea! Don't want to push the issue too much and cast a cloud over the rest of the day though.

Take their bag/luggage and threaten to throw it out the window if they don't move. Walk off with it, they should get up and follow you and the others you're with can jump in their seat!

A couple of weeks ago we were travelling from Paddington. We’d reserved seats (airline style seats) but no seat reservations were displayed. On getting to them one of them was occupied yesterday a man. Although we looked at him and made it very clear we’d reserved the seats but did not directly ask him to move. We then sat in a couple of seats directly behind him. Then another couple came along and said we were sitting in the seats they’d reserved. We explained quite loudly that we had reserved seats but one was occupied. Then the man who was in the seat we’d originally reserved shouted “all right, all right I’ll STAND” and stumped off. All because of First GW’s crap reservation system.

Journey is one hour forty five mins. Not short, I had some activities for the kids, some snacks, wanted to sit with them not apart, which is why I booked seats.

I would keep on and on at them until they move, proper embarrass the pricks

OP yanbu.

And to everyone else, it doesn't matter if she has seats now, the fact is she paid and reserved table seats specifically for the journey. Obviously OP wants to sit by a nice table so she can see her family and have a comfortable journey. Not having to look in front or behind to speak to her children.

It's fucking rude of the poorley bred fuckers to do this.

I hope the ticket man sorts it out and embarrasses then.

I sympathise, but usually when the display isn’t working, the train company will say that seat reservations are no longer valid.

Good luck. Hope the conductor sorts it.

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Has the ticket conductor been along yet?

I get the virgin trains into Euston a lot and they always say seat reservations are not applicable if it’s extremely busy or if the electronic display isn’t working