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Just an update... I appealed my fixed penalty notice by submitting photographic evidence and an explanation of how it was impossible for me to purchase a ticket, and how easy it is to mistake the car parking ticket machine for a rail fare machine. Northern rail have sent me a letter telling...

It isn't from Platform 6b, I have photographs to prove it. This is not the main exit, it is the exit to the Manchester Arena which I have since found out. I have not made any threats to them.

Thanks to all for replies. It seems there is an appeal process you can go through. You only go to court upon refusal to pay, therefore if my appeal fails I will be given the chance to settle out of court again. I have since been back to the station to take a number of photographs which are...

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Yes this looks like it. It was wide open with what looks like yellow ticket machines behind it to the right....

The door I exited from was not labelled as an exit, neither was there daylight outside. Therefore this open door looked like an entrance to another part of the train station. I have since found out that the door leads to the Manchester arena. However this wasn't made clear either.

Can I also add that the door I stepped through was not labelled as exit therefore saw no problem with seeing what was behind it. It was wide open. I am considering an appeal.

Hi all, I was hoping that somebody could please offer me some advice. I recently boarded a train to Manchester Victoria. My local station doesn't have a ticket vendor of any kind. I boarded the train however there was no option to buy a ticket on the train. I left the train at my destination...