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There was no offer of a penalty fare. I would have taken it to be honest, even though I was a fare paying passenger, because I know that it's not worth the hassle to fight it. I know I cocked up, I just wanted to see if there was a way of avoiding an £80 fine for something stupid. Thanks for...

So I have looked into it and the service I got was a Southern service, I paid for a Southern Ticket, yet was accosted by a southwest trains prosecution officer and sent a letter by Southwest trains... Does this mean they have no authority and I can just inform them of their error? Thanks for...

Are you a fairly regular passenger on that route? Relatively. Few times a month. Do you normally have a ticket? Always. Is that ticket valid to pass through any checks at the stations? I assume so. I always get it from the ticket desk. Is that ticket invalid on the trains you often use...

Hi both, Thank you for responding. Firstly, the £2.80 is the cost when I buy at Fareham station from the desk. I'm not sure why there is a discrepancy. As for the penalty fare, no I wasn't offered anything at all. Just told I would likely be prosecuted for not having a valid ticket. I would...

Hi all, I have been pointed to this forum to see if I can get some advice. Story time first of all. I got a train one stop over from Fareham to Swanwick, which I get occasionally to work, purchasing my ticket before hand for £2.80. I (stupidly) left the ticket on the table I was sitting at...