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An RPI will only 'caution' you IF there is a suspicion of Fare Evasion.
If you'd shown the valid ticket before the caution was issued, he overstepped his authority.
Even if the valid ticket was shown after the caution was issued, he is ONLY allowed to question you on the ticket...
Just to clarify that statement.
If you pay for your travel,using an Oyster, the Oyster is your ticket.
If you pay for your travel using CPC, the CPC is your ticket.
If you have a paper ticket, ....
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Well written and clarified.
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Every passenger has to have a ticket (or have paid for their travel) and to have it ready for inspection at any point in their journey, so if a Good Samaritan pays for your journey it is also worth getting a contact number or email address of that Good Samaritan because if he/she gets off before...
There must be a way of ticket checking on those modes?
I'll ask around and post here if I get an answer.
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They must be able to capture the validated data remotely or the devices themselves can pick up a mark left there through validation?
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Exactly.
When you purchase an Oyster, you are encouraged to register it so that if it is lost or stolen it can only be refunded by the owner.
If you loose an unregistered Oyster, its lost, includig any pay as you go balance and the price of any tickets loaded.
So register your Oyster (if you...
You can only make a Statutory Declaration if you have been convicted of an offence which you were not aware of, this does not count in this case because there had not been a conviction (and you would have known about the court date).
Ask for more information and a break down of what the £75...
Getting back on topic then, I agree with FGW_DID, wait until you receive a letter from the Prosecution department.
The letter can then be sent which should be accepted with an agreement to pay their costs to date as well as the fare avoided.
Railway Byelaws: This is a strict liability offence, so they only need to prove that your husband didn't have a valid ticket, and had passed ticket-purchasing opportunities at the origin station. They don't need to prove intent. A prosecution under the railway byelaws is not recordable, and...
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