Recent content by Grumpyboy

Ok many thanks for all your replies. Much appreciated

You are right I see. Didn't know that. Is there any way to open a dialogue with GWR without forfeiting the offer?

This all happened on the outward Avoncliff to CC leg

He did leave from Avoncliff. I know this because I dropped him off there, replete with all his camping gear

The prosecution for travel from Bradford-on-Avon would fail once the facts come to light, but instead might be replaced with a more serious charge of what amounts to the railway version of fraud i.e. cheating the railway out of part of a fare by telling a lie. BoA is actually further away not...

Says he may have said Bradford on Avon as a generalisation not knowing the guy wanted the exact station. Not many ppl know where Avoncliff is

It's says Bradford on Avon. Not sure why because he got on at Avoncliff. I have the ticket for the return journey as such

It was a direct train. So he did not have to change trains but it stopped at stations in between Avoncliff and castle Cary. I will post a copy of the letter

Castle Cary was the destination

I can't afford to go to court and risk losing So the pertinent question is, if I propose a counter offer will they rescind the original offer and go straight to court

The station was Avoncliff and he was going to pay cash

Thx. This is all new to me. How does one appeal? And also if we appeal and it is rejected, does the offer to settle within 21days still apply or not? Thx

Letter was addressed to me, the guardian of my son who is 17yrs old. It states that he was caught without a ticket when getting off the train. His journey was from a station that does not have any means of buying a ticket. When he got on the train was packed with people standing in the aisles...