Recent content by mosaicwarts

Thank you very much for offering, but we are fast approaching the first anniversary of my husband's death, and I would prefer to have closure on this.

Thank you for the suggestion, but I won't be taking it any further. It has made us both feel extremely anxious about using trains in the future. I have forwarded the proposal to my son and put the money for the fine in his bank, and can now relax on my 60ieth birthday. Thanks again everyone.

£267.60. I am very relieved my son's future will not be affected. I hope the thief who stole his bag and caused us this angst and expense is brought to justice one day. Thank you again.

Hello - a million thanks to everyone who helped us with this. I am delighted to say that my solicitor has today received a proposal from the Prosecutions Manager at TIL. My son has to make payment of the full rail fare and administration costs, conditional upon acceptance of a final...

I am becoming increasingly concerned as time goes on - my solicitor responded on 10 March. I'll post as soon as I have news.

I am glad you have had a good outcome. Sorry there wasn't a direct Kings Cross-Alnmouth train available that day, would have saved you a lot of angst. I'm still on tenterhooks waiting for my son to be summonsed by TIL (didn't have his railcard with him on a Cross Country train).

No, my solicitor didn't offer an out of court settlement. When my son wrote he did offer to pay all costs involved. The documents attached to the TIL letter were the Railcard Terms and Conditions and Passenger Detected travelling without a valid rail ticket. I have to go to work...

Thank you for all your help and advice, I have just had news this morning. My solicitor very kindly agreed to represent my son and has just copied me with this reply from the Deputy Prosecutions Manager. "Having reviewed the comments in your letter we find no reason why this matter should not...

I would like to suggest http://www.alnvalleyrailway.co.uk.

I do not know for certain as I haven't asked him this question, but believe he assumed that as he had given his details on the outgoing trip, and having been told he would receive a letter asking for proof of ownership when he got home, he did not think he needed to buy a new card. He...

Thank you for the advice. The letter does state in the reference 'Travel on a train without a valid ticket' contrary to S.5.3 a Regulation of Railways Act (1889). It mentions 'The company is entitled to consider whether a charge of 'intent to avoid a fare' could be alleged'. I don't...

I've been worrying about this all morning - should I now suggest my son use our solicitor to reply to this letter?

My son came to see me today and we had a good chat. I just wanted to clear up an inaccuracy in my first post. The inspector on the outward journey asked my son for his name and address only, and told him that he would receive a letter asking for proof of purchase of a railcard. On...

Now I've had a chance to speak to my son further, it seems the first inspector just asked for his name and address and said he would have to show proof that he was in possession of a railcard. The second inspector asked for the money, but my son said he had already given his name and address...

My son has just sent through the extracts from relevant legislation information, attached. TIL are referring to s5.3 a? My son had no intention of travelling without paying his fare, I bought and paid for his train ticket. He bought and paid for his railcard but lost it. When he...