Recent content by al_zaine

Don't get me wrong, I'm pleased the fine wasn't higher and after consideration I agree that I got off lightly from one perspective. The luck factor was lost when I got caught in the first place and even more so when it was taken to court. When I spoke earlier of the court getting more from it...

I refuse to believe I am lucky that they are taking £150 off me for a £2.30 train fare. That sort of thinking I can not understand. The only joy out of this is the train company are getting less than the court :p

Well the letter finally came today and it reads..... Notice of fine and collection order Fine £33 Comp £2.30 Victim Sur £15 Costs £100 Total £150.30 To be paid on or before 2 June 2011

Ahhhhh I see now, thanks for that:p

OK thanks for your help guys. I will probably just let it go to court and find out what the damage is. If its anything below £250 in total I will take that as a good outcome:lol: whatever the amount, it will be paid off in installments anyway so that will dampen the blow. I won't be attending...

Anyone have any idea what I can expect? Will it be compensation or a fine on top of the court charge? Will I be better off calling someone to deal with it out of court? It's May 5th so it's not long away!

From the way they worded the last part, Fare avoided is £2.30 and compensation of this amount is claimed together with the sum of £100.00 towards the prosecution costs, I get the impression they can add a hefty compensation charge if they wanted. I have no idea how much to expect but I'll know...

Received the court summons today :( It says a lot of the same thing. I'll write up the charge, 1. that you did contravene byelaw no 18 (1) of the railway byelaws made under section 219 and schedule 20 of the transport act 2000. It goes on to say at the bottom of the Statement of Facts...

What you have posted makes absolutely no sense to me. You start by saying not many of the cases brought to court receive a large fine and continue telling me that its usually repeat offenders or those with a history of previous offenses that even end up in court yet for some reason I will be...

I hear that, but you're not going to send someone away for 10 years for stealing a tin of beans nor are you going to give a fine to a rapist. All I'm saying is the £250-£300 fine doesn't match the crime, showing that with the fine I received for a large quantity of illegal substance on my person...

I think your idea of honesty is different than mine. I have not lied in anyway, although I know people who have given false names and addresses and not been found out, for a number of things, including the cigarette police :P I expected someone to voice their opinion about the JSA factor. What...

Erm yeah they do! BECAUSE it's not an honest society with common sense! and the court's waste their time with giving people fines while letting people walk who have carried a knife for example. I don't think you understood me ralphchadkirk.

I accept what I did was wrong but in the grand scheme of things it truly is a minor offense. I was truly bemused when The ticket inspector told me I could go to court. I told him that it was a bit extreme and he replied that it's the same as stealing a tin of beans lol. So what was his point I...

Ok, when I get this court summons do I have the option of not attending and just pleading guilty and let them deal with it. Whether this has an impact on the outcome of the trail is not the problem its just I suffer from Panic/anxiety attacks and even though this whole matter is rather minor...

I have not received a letter with any court date. All I have received was a slip which I had to confirm I was the person who was on the train at the time and it said if I wanted to say anything extra in my defense then I could write it up on the back of the slip, which I chose not to.