Sarah Vine complained about not having a seat on the train but the twist in the tail had people hollering into next week
To the world, briefly, of Sarah Vine – you remember – who took time out from stringing words together for the Daily Mail to write of her disappointment at nothing a seat on the train to London from Cornwall.
Well that is a long journey so it must have been very frustrating,
Standing room only on @GWRHelp to London from Par in Cornwall. £80 for a one way ticket, and they can’t even supply a seat.
— Sarah Vine (@WestminsterWAG) May 4, 2026
TBF to the train operator they got in touch promptly and politely.
Good afternoon Sarah, thanks for getting in touch. I am very sorry to hear you haven't been able to find a seat onboard this service, particularly for such a long journey. Did you happen to reserve a seat in advance? – Noah
— GWR (@GWRHelp) May 4, 2026
But it turned out there was an unexpected twist in the tail.
I had a reservation for later but had to go back early
— Sarah Vine (@WestminsterWAG) May 4, 2026
Oh.
And while the good people of GWR were the very model of restraint …
I see, thank you. Many train tickets are flexible, allowing customers greater choice. This does mean, however, that some services are susceptible to an increased number of passengers than usual, especially during bank holiday weekends. We do all we can to ensure the busiest known…
— GWR (@GWRHelp) May 4, 2026
… these people on Twitter were rather less so.
Words fail me.
Has seat reservation for train X.
Decides instead to take train Y. Complains there is no seat. Takes to twitter to criticise railway company for not predicting her movements. https://t.co/2HGCDof1qe— Liam (@liam43102) May 4, 2026
This happened to me too Sarah. I’d booked a table for a local restaurant at 6pm. You’ll never guess what happened when I turned up at a completely different time to what I’d booked
— bouncing_phil (@BouncingPhil) May 4, 2026
And there you have it…. You booked a seat on a specific Train and you then decide to climb on a different one ( on a bank holiday Monday of all days) and complain you haven’t got a seat. Who’s the idiot here then? Some people need to be spoon-fed through life. 🤦♂️
— Harry Arthur (@harryarthur84) May 4, 2026
Minutes silence at 11am this morning, in memory of Sarah Vine being treated like everyone else. https://t.co/DfRKFFxPGD
— Hughes-on-the-Wold (@NotThatHughes) May 5, 2026
This is a crazy thing to complain about. You had a reservation but went at an earlier time and are unhappy there wasn't a seat for you?
— Ricky Chu (@RikDaddy) May 4, 2026
And there was particular praise for Noah from GWR.
The only response to this should have been "well serves you right then. Stop complaining you entitled little brat"
— Adam Thirlwell 🗿 (@adam_thirlwell) May 4, 2026
Noah, I know you read her reply and rolled your eyes and sighed, brother. You don't get paid enough for this.
— ZK (@xk_machine) May 4, 2026
"I see…"
Well done on biting your tongue 😂
— Adrian Gosling (@digitalsunshine) May 5, 2026
This is far too polite a response to a stupid post.
— Janey Chapman (@JaneyCh36826594) May 4, 2026
Amazing how you could type this in such a well meaning way whilst holding two fingers up at the screen 👏
— Rob Cullimore (@robculli) May 5, 2026
do not. And I repeat, do not, apologize to her
She doesn't deserve one
— mbp (@Philatty) May 5, 2026
Translation: turn up for the train you reserved a seat for next time rather than jump on social media to make a pointless complaint about something that is completely your fault!
Noah did great dealing with this idiot 👍🏻
She however needs to be told the only fault here is hers.
— Pete J (@Pete_Js) May 5, 2026
To conclude …
This utterly ridiculous woman is kicking off on twitter that there wasn't a reserved seat for her on the train she didn't book. pic.twitter.com/jkKzpz0S4D
— Jim Cognito (@JimCognito2016) May 4, 2026
And also.
Fair play to Noah. I would have 100% told her to get fvcked. https://t.co/mc7lIBu7XV
— Dr Iain Darcy 🍉 🇮🇪 💚 (@doctoriaindarcy) May 5, 2026
Source @WestminsterWAG