Recent content by JFarris

Ok so just to clarify... this will definitely go to court if not dealt with?

Got a letter asking for confirmation that it was her travelling and personal details including any mitigating circumstances. She is yet to reply.

Facilities at her origin station: working fine. Decision not to purchase ticket not influenced by this. Circumstances: just running late and made a rash/panicked decision Conversation: was essentially a standardised interview. Eg why don't you have a ticket, are you aware that it is...

Does anyone know how easy it is to negotiate a settlement... and what the procedure is? Do you just call the company up? She doesn't mind spending a couple of hundred quid to make this go away!

This situation happened to a mate of mine and I said I'd help her out in researching legal stuff etc. Basically, she was travelling without ticket, due to being late (no excuses for it I know) and was caught by an out-of-uniform ticket inspector who reports on fare evaders and provides the...