[chris24680]

An example of stupid ticketing practices here in the UK is a pair of journey's I've do sometimes.

If I want to get a return ticket from my local station St. Michael's to Liverpool central, which is 2 stops and a 7 minute journey it costs £4.10. However if I want to go from St. Michael's to Prescot, which is 9 stops, a change over and a 1h journey it costs £4.50. In what world does that make sense?