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UPDATE I received a fixed penalty letter for £86.90 and it's now all been sorted, I am grateful for this result and the help I received here. :)

Maybe just pay for your alleged mistakes or you might end up with a huge court fine and a record. Feeling a bit mugged off is a better feeling than a criminal record, no? Then maybe you can sort it afterwards like the others suggested

Thank you for your reply Dave. I guess that section made sense to me because when I was questioned he asked me why I left by the Fishergate exit instead of the main exit, to which I replied "I'm used to using the Fishergate exit when I leave the station". He then said to me how this meant I left...

Oh okay will do.

By keep a copy you mean a copy of what I wrote? I have it written up on my computer so. And yeah, I was going to pay for special delivery. Thanks.

Yeah. Thanks, I will make sure to come back and update the thread when I get a response, although I might be waiting a while. --- old post above --- --- new post below --- I'm assuming I send it to the address at the top of the letter? Northern Rail Limited Debt Recovery & Prosecutions Unit PO...

I ensure its not going to happen again, I wouldn't want this situation again! And I started to write it on paper because of the feedback I'd gotten here being generally positive. I guess I was just anxious to get it done. Thanks for the help.

It's just when I was questioned, I mentioned being in a rush and not being able to pay on the train. He wrote these things down so I thought if I don't mention them my story doesn't match up. Does this mean it's okay for me to cross through everything I wrote? As now I need to change it all. If...

Thanks I'll make some changes as suggested. --- old post above --- --- new post below --- Here is my updated statement: "I wish to offer my sincere apologies for boarding the train from Wigan North Western to Preston station on #/#/# without a ticket. I did not pay for my ticket before I...

Thank you. --- old post above --- --- new post below --- I just drafted this up, "I wish to offer my sincere apologies for boarding the train from Wigan North Western to Preston station on ##/##/## without a ticket. When on the train, as I was not approached by a ticket seller, I did not...

Okay thank you. By saying this, am I definitely going to get a criminal record? Or if they allow me to pay the payments you mentioned, and it does not go to court, does that avoid a criminal record?

Alright. And is mentioning to "settle the matter by way of a contribution towards their costs, time spent and fare due" offering an out of court settlement or what? Do I mention the words 'out of court settlement' as I read on the 'Prosecuting Procedures' on this forum that offering a settlement...

My question is though, do I use the word "guilty"?

UPDATE I received my letter asking for my response. After explaining my version of events, I was wondering exactly how to write it. I don't want it to come across as though I'm trying to defend myself and say I've not done something wrong, but at the same time I don't want to outright say I'm...

Thank you for your response it explains things well!