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    "Altering a ticket with intent" = criminal record?

    The reason I am so intent on giving FCC a grand to "make this go away" is because I am, quite frankly, terrified. If the ticket inspector believed that the ticket was altered, a magistrate may form the same opinion. I admitted overwriting the ticket, so it has been technically "altered". If...
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    "Altering a ticket with intent" = criminal record?

    My partner wrote my inbound and return carnets for me that morning. Before using the return ticket I noticed part of it had got smudged in my wallet, so I thought I was doing the right thing by writing over it again to make it clearer. If either of us had known how "difficult" FCC are about...
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    "Altering a ticket with intent" = criminal record?

    Thanks for the replies folks. The ticket inspector took the ticket with him so I can't check it. It was just written with a regular black biro I think, I explained to him that I had gone over the ticket several times to get a clear marking (specifically to avoid any issues like this) but his...
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    "Altering a ticket with intent" = criminal record?

    Hi everyone, I hope you can help. My ticket was checked by an FCC ticket inspector travelling from Kings Cross to Hitchin, and he formed the opinion that the date on the ticket had been altered and therefore it was no longer valid. I showed him the other blank, unused carnet tickets in my wallet...

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