Recent content by Fare-Cop

Yes, send altogether well in advance of hearing date

Screenshot the option to pay an out of court settlement confirming your case ID, Print it off and send, with a letter to the Prosecution Department by recorded delivery, inviting them to withdraw their Summons and accept your payment as agreed on the RPSS online information Make the agreed...

That is a generally good letter in response I would simply change the following: amend this sentence 'I would like to offer to pay the full amount due for my travel and any cost to you in dealing with my case' to read; I would like to offer to pay the full fares due for my travel and any...

It will help to know which specific train operating company this happened on as some are more rigidly concerned with prosecuting deliberate fare evasion than others and that is what is clearly evident here. In most cases it will be between three and six weeks before you receive a letter from...

Yes Llanigraham, I guess it depends where any of us worked and how long ago, I retired early last year and had got into the habit of referring to Legal Advisors as that is the title used by most Magistrates Courts staff themselves in my experience now. Many seem not to like being called a...

Yes sorry Gonzoiku, my bad, I didn't register that I had referred to the OP and mentioned the name, what I should have said was 'the OP might wish to go along the lines of post #5 for ideas here. i.e; notes of where he was, any statement from friend or other person who can confirm that, did...

Having read through this thread a couple of times I think it is perfectly possible that people may be confusing what kind of notice might have been issued in the first place. I can fully understand non-railway people automatically thinking Penalty Fare Notice (PFN), or Report for Prosecution...

I agree completely, I suggest that the OP should urgently seek advice from a Lawyer who specialises in criminal law. It is also helpful if this can be a lawyer who is well known at the Court at which this case is to be heard.

I am pleased to see that you have taken my advice and removed your personal details. The paperwork received from Transport Investigations Ltd. will have the correct telephone number to call on it. As far as I am aware the correct number for the prosecutors office is 01354 606988 Be aware, and...

I seriously suggest that you immediately remove your attachments, or edit them to remove the personal details. posting the Summons and other papers in full on a public forum exposes the person named to identity theft. Yes, if the defendant attends Court in good time before the specified...

No, it does not strengthen the OPs hand I have often said that we only ever see one side of a dispute on these threads and I am not suggesting that the OP has been untruthful in any way, but what must be borne in mind is the fact that there will have been a conversation between the OP and the...

Yes, my apology, island is correct, I should have said that the 9 minute delay on the first train resulted in a 28 minute wait at Cheltenham, more than ample time to purchase the requisite ticket. Thank you for correcting my error island, I shall not edit my original post further so as to leave...

I have read this thread with interest, noting all the opinions & interpretations by others and having assessed so far as possible, the 'evidence' presented by one side of the dispute. As someone who prosecuted these matters on behalf of the TOCs for more than 20 years I believe that this matter...

It is very likely that current circumstances mean that the department may be working with skeleton staff and changed operational resources generally. Given that your first post was 11th March, that's only 21 days ago so although maybe not the best situation, but you may well not receive anything...

I couldn't agree more, I joined BR in 1977 and was a first a TTI back in the early 80's, the period referred to by John Luxton in post 18. The Appeal Court judgment generally referred to in relation to 'payment only when challenged' (Corbyn) dates from 1978 and as TTIs, we were dealing with...