In message , at
21:00:10 on Wed, 23 Jul 2008, mert1639
remarked:
Is it a new condition of advance tickets that stopping short is not
permitted?

Yes, a new condition to go with the new name a few months ago.

I've been advised to do exactly that, and 'joining late' by
railway telesales staff int he past to save them work (I assumed).

Not any more.
--
Roland Perry