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I just thought I would share with you what happened, as people don't tend to mention that after requesting help on here.
I received a letter yesterday (3months after incident). It outlines I committed an offence under section *5.3(a) of the regulation railways act.
The letter is a fixed...
Thanks again for the replies. I have started to draft a letter while all details are clear in my thoughts.
I was not abusive at all just in shock. I'm not the type of person to rant and rave. It is the first and I can assure you the last time this will happen.
I hadn't really thought about...
The person that spoke to me said there should have been an attendant at the trafford park station giving out kind of raffle tickets for you to present when buying your ticket to prove where you came from.
Thank you for your help and advice. Ill just wait for the letter, seems some people...
Thank you for your responses.
Completely understand the implications of my actions and I am well and truly sorry for them, and I understand how the view of the ToC will be a simple fare evader categorisation.
Would I suggest such a thing in my response to their intention to prosecute letter...
I understand regarding their loss. All for 50p i'm so annoyed with myself, but we live and learn, although in this case it could be an expensive lesson.
I wasnt told I was cautioned? I assume they would say your under caution or this is being recorded or something? (Don't know how that...
I just had loose change in my pocket, I didn't realise there was so little in it.
I didn't know what else to do at the time and panicked, I know what I have done is wrong but I cannot change that now. I understand why they take a dim view, but I am not a serial offender just someone who has...
Good morning all,
I have this morning been spoken to by an attendant for holding an invalid ticket.
I have travelled from Irlam to Manchester Oxford road for the first time this morning. Since moving house from nearby Swinton.
At Irlam station there is no ticket office unlike Swinton...
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