Recent content by Itchy

Thank you Southstand :)

Thanks to everyone for their responses, knowledge and advice. I think my best course of action is to seek legal advice tomorrow on both the "fare evasion" and the assault incident, which I agree are 2 separate issues. Thanks again.

No I did not invade his space, he physically blocked me by moving into my space and pushing me back with his body and elbows. This was witnessed by the guard on the barriers and passengers the other side, two of which were shouting at him to leave me alone and one of them pulled him away. ---...

Thx for your reply. They do now have my correct details as I gave these on being cautioned and realised the severity of the situation. I still feel I was victimised and the incident was unnecessarily escalated by the RPI. I'm more ashamed at my own reaction which is out of character for me and...

Thanks Ferret. Do you know if he is obliged to explain under what regs or legislation he is requesting your details, and what the consequences of providing false details are? He wasn't filling in a penalty notice, he just ordered me to write my details in his notebook without explaining...

Yes you are of course correct, about the ticket purchase and the paragraphs. I am a commuter of 20 years and have countless times seen tickets bought on trains and at station 'fares to pay' booths without this sort of harassment. Surely an RPI cannot treat people in the same queue...

Yesterday evening I travelled from station A to station B. I was late for my train and with 60 seconds to spare and a queue at the ticket office i got on the train with the intent of buying one on board. There was no conductor on the service so at station b, I queued up with many others at the...