Why are IE withdrawing the credit card ticket collection facility ?

[chris]

Originally Posted by Mark Gleeson

The UK system requires a alphanumeric code and card you are tied to a specific station.

The UK system isn't tied to a particular station. I missed my outbound CBG-SSD connection before Christmas because of snow, but was still able to collect the tickets using booking reference and card at a machine in Stansted on the way back.