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You have said that you are determined to go to court; such being the case, you can defend any prosecution on the grounds that it is statute barred by Regulation 11(3) of the the Penalty Fares Regulations 2018: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2018/366/regulation/11; since you appealed and...

If the OP appealed the PF within the 21-day period, and the PF was not cancelled prior to the- presumed- rejection of the appeal, then, based on the plain language of the law, the prosecution is statute-barred, notwithstanding the perverse, and erroneous, non-binding opinion of the Chief...

I don't agree with those who have said the OP's wife is somehow legally obliged to pay the PF even though it is invalid. A valid PF- one issued in accordance with the Penalty Fares Regulations- is a valid, enforceable, debt, and must be paid, but an invalid PF is not. The statute...

Thank you yorkie; I suspected as much (and it's fair enough).

Is a Swanwick (SNW) to Havant (HAV) Evening Out Return (code: UL; no BoJ restriction) valid, subject to the post-noon time restriction, to "start short" on the outward leg at Portsmouth Harbour, notwithstanding the implied double back through three stations? National Rail Enquiries will route a...

The question of validity is only relevant to a civil claim, and the OP has said he is willing to face such a claim, but not to seriously risk conviction. If the OP is, his own words, willing to pay thousands, but nevertheless chiefly wishes to avoid a conviction, one option might be to sit...

For what it is worth, the small claims track has a £50 cap on costs (plus the claim and hearing fees), unless the judge holds that a party has acted unreasonably, which is unlikely in this case- notwithstanding that GTR themselves have arguably acted unreasonably. Therefore, as to civil law...

Based on this thread, I complained to the DfT about the post 19:00 evening peak restriction imposed by GWR on regulated SVRs between Didcot/ Bedywn and London. The DfT have confirmed that these are regulated flows, and instructed GWR to amend their evening peak restrictions.

I made a formal complaint to the DfT some time ago regarding Virgin's evening peak restrictions from MKC, eventually resulting in the restrictions being removed. In brief, not all SVRs/ SSRs are "regulated SVRs" within the meaning of fares regulation; the fare must have existed as a SVR in...

Thanks all for the disinterested advice, both as to calling their helpline and as to what likely happened in practice. My hearing impairment means that I struggle with phone calls, and doubt that, having made a formal decision not to budge, they would change it on the strength of a phone call...

I've had a DSB railcard for many years (hearing loss), and whenever I've previously renewed, the date on the "new" railcard has always been 1 or, as the case may be, 3 years after the expiry of the existing railcard. Earlier this month, a month prior to the expiry of my still-valid railcard, I...

If the PF is indeed invalid due to having been issued for the wrong amount, then it is not in fact legally due at all (it is now too late for the TOC to issue a "correct" PF), and in any event it would be for the TOC to demonstrate, in the county court, on the balance of probabilities, that it...

Does anyone know when the 2020 fares will be implemented in booking engines?

I've noticed that, on the Eurostar website, at least as far as I can tell, there is no availability of National Rail through tickets to any Eurostar destination for any journey on or after Sunday 8th December. Does anyone know why this is, and more importantly, know if and when these tickets...

If the OP appealed within the prescribed timescales, and without Northern cancelling the PF before the first appeal decision was handed down, then there may be an defence that the prosecution is statute-barred under regulation 11(3) of the Penalty Fares Regulations 2018...