Recent content by Jake1991

Very true. Through complete naivety i didn't think there was a problem as long as i bought my ticket at some point during my journey. Ignorance and lack of knowledge is not a defence of course but that's what this was. I have learnt my lesson though and shall be apologetic and hopefully manage...

Thank you. That's very helpful. Oh there is no way i am going to mess them around, taking this very seriously indeed.

Oh of course. Not disputing that whatsoever. I will just hope because of that fact that some leniency will be shown and they will opt for a settlement out of court. It was naive mistake and not one i will be repeating. Surely their time is best spent on repeat offenders and not someone who...

Just as an addage and i am not sure if this help my case. Checking my bank account i can provide evidence of buying train fares to work for the past year. Sporadically as i work from home most days but i've spent over £550 on fares since last July. So hopefully that shows this is a one off...

Thank you for the advice. It does help. It's so fresh in my mind that really it's just a major worry for me. However having read through the forum and googled to my hearts content i am confident that settling out of court is very much achievable. There are others that have done far worse than...

Thank you for the advice I'm in a fairly senior role so avoiding court is practically a must for me. I am hoping once a letter is received i can grovel for an out of court settlement if they don't offer me that in the first place. Should i need to get solicitors involved that's also no issue.

Thanks for the advice. I know CCTV would have seen me walk through the open barriers at Dorking at around 9.30am. I didn't want to chance missing my train as that's happened to me before. I've completely learnt my lesson and won't be that niave again to think it wouldnt be a problem. Honestly...

Thank you. I will give Southern a call and hopefully i can diffuse the situation slightly. Certainly won't be making that mistake again.

Thank you, you've been really helpful. I will be trying to avoid that like the plague then. I'll await the letter and get solicitors involved if needs be. I have a good job that i would very much like to keep! If i need to grovel and say I've learnt my lesson (which i certainly have) then so be it.

I travelled on the Waterloo line which is SWT i believe. As I've mentioned i'm just completely out of my depth here. I have rung SWT to explain the situation so i am more than happy to ring Southern as well.

Thank you for the advice. A quick question on the Railway Byelaw 18 prosecution. Would that entail me getting a criminal record? I am more than happy to settle out of court and avoid any sort of prosecution at all So i am hoping that's what the letter will entail. I shall patiently wait then.

Thank you for the advice. I admit my culpability and would have accepted a penalty fare for my mistake. I just really don't want this to go any further than that and risk a criminal record. It's the first time I have travelled without purchasing a ticket beforehand so it's all just very new to...

Thank you for the advice. 1. Fully admit culpability in the offence. I did try to justify and explain but would have fully accepted a penalty fare and paid it then and there. It was not my intention at all to avoid paying my fare and wish to avoid everything to do with court and prosecution...

Hi, Nothing like this has ever happened to me before as I pay all my fares and usually allow myself reasonable time to get to my destinations. So to begin my train from Dorking Main station was at 9.33am today to Epsom, I arrived at 9.30 with the barriers open at the station and i'd not...