Hi all
    possibly dumb question ... I've always assumed you could just turn
up at a National Express stop, wait for the coach to come along, and
pay your fare. I'm sure I've done this in the past ... Now these days,
if you go on the NE website, it's full of how to buy your ticket on the
web, etc - but you have to specify the exact time, faff around with
credit cards etc.

All I want to do is get the Coach from the north side of Brighton to
Gatwick, *sometime* in the afternoon. Can I do this or without a ticket
in my hot little hand am I in danger of being stranded?

(I thought I was more likely to get real answers here than from the NE
phonelines ;-)

    Thanks
    Jon N