Details taken by Northern Rail?

[Justagirl]

If you offer it now then they may get a scent of desperation on your part and go to court anyway.

I was wary of this, but the truth is of course I'm desperate for things to be resolved, I'm not the kind of person who gets in trouble would you recommend that my boyfriend leaves the offer to settle until after they have read his explanation too? I am scared he will be treated more harshly as it was him who made the error buying the first ticket.

 

[455driver]

The first one to get dealt with will be whichever report gets to the top of the pile first.
Neither of you should do anything until the letter(s) arrives.

 

[PermitToTravel]

If you do get prosecuted (in my opinion this is unlikely) and convicted, then it will not at all be the end of the world. A conviction will not be disclosed in DBS (formerly CRB) checks unless it is relevant to the job you are applying for and you will only have to declare it for a limited amount of time. It does however stop you from taking advantage of the Visa Waiver Program for flying to the US without a visa.

Anyway, I don't think this will happen. As 455driver said, the only thing you can do right now is wait.

 

[Justagirl]

Thank you again everyone for your advice- I'm thinking about what I will put in my letter so I can respond quicker at the time and I'm just wondering how much detail I should put in about my boyfriends actions? Should I simply say that he asked for the wrong ticket and I didn't realise, or go into detail about how the thought of the first station went completely out of his head? We are both getting letters so he has his own chance to explain.

Sorry that I am asking so much off people I won't be able to repay, but I just want to get this right and I don't know where else to go.

 

[6Gman]

I was wary of this, but the truth is of course I'm desperate for things to be resolved, I'm not the kind of person who gets in trouble would you recommend that my boyfriend leaves the offer to settle until after they have read his explanation too? I am scared he will be treated more harshly as it was him who made the error buying the first ticket.

That's understandable, but there is a process (slow) and it's best to let it take its course. Trying to hurry it along might end up drawing attention to the case and costing you more.

Wait for your letter, then respond as already suggested (very sorry, have learnt my lesson, won't do it again etc).

 

[DaveNewcastle]

. . . . and I'm just wondering how much detail I should put in about my boyfriends actions? Should I simply say that he asked for the wrong ticket and I didn't realise, or go into detail about how the thought of the first station went completely out of his head? We are both getting letters so he has his own chance to explain. . . . .

It might be a few weeks before you receive any correspondence asking you for any further information. If you would re-read my reply from yesterday, I hope you will see that there is no benefit in referring to your boyfriend's actions. Thjere is nothing to be gained and much to be lost.

I'm sorry if I wasn't clear about this. If you think through the various permutions of truth, then I hope you will be able to see what I clearly failed to explain properly.

It is only your travel and your ticket that you will be asked about, and that is all that is relevant. If you made a mistake then just admit it and apologise. And keep it simple.
The more you complicate it, the more somone reading it is likely to wonder if you are trying to obfuscate something bigger.

As for moving house soon, then simply send Northern Rail's Prosecutions' Department in Bradford a letter informing them of your alternative address.

 

[jon0844]

I was wary of this, but the truth is of course I'm desperate for things to be resolved, I'm not the kind of person who gets in trouble would you recommend that my boyfriend leaves the offer to settle until after they have read his explanation too? I am scared he will be treated more harshly as it was him who made the error buying the first ticket.

If you really didn't know what he'd asked for, and innocently dropped yourself in it by agreeing to the 'same again?' bit, when you do finally settle (as is likely for a first offence) I trust you'll be getting him to pay on your behalf?

 

[Fare-Cop]

DaveNewcastle has given you excellent advice in this thread and the best you can do is to wait the letter that is addressed to you.

Playing devil's advocate for a moment, can I just ask did the inspector actually ask you 'Same gain?' when it came to your turn to buy a ticket, or did you say 'Same again please?'

If it wasn't immediately clear that you were travelling together it would be dangerous for the inspector to make such an assumption.

I am not stating that I don't believe you, but when you get their letter being 100% truthful in your reply to Northern is the key to getting an opportunity to resolve this without Court action.

 

[Justagirl]

If you really didn't know what he'd asked for, and innocently dropped yourself in it by agreeing to the 'same again?' bit, when you do finally settle (as is likely for a first offence) I trust you'll be getting him to pay on your behalf?

Yes, he has already insisted on giving me the money to pay anything that I need to out of his own savings.
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Playing devil's advocate for a moment, can I just ask did the inspector actually ask you 'Same gain?' when it came to your turn to buy a ticket, or did you say 'Same again please?'

If it wasn't immediately clear that you were travelling together it would be dangerous for the inspector to make such an assumption.

The inspector did ask same again, I thought it was a bit odd afterwards but it probably would have been quite clear that we were travelling together as we were being quite 'coupley' if that makes sense.
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It is only your travel and your ticket that you will be asked about, and that is all that is relevant. If you made a mistake then just admit it and apologise.

Thank you, this makes things much clearer and I will follow this advice.