Recent content by MrsA

Hello again, just thought I would update on the situation as it may be of help to others in a similar position at some time. After my son had returned the form with his statement at the end of last week, I also helped him to write a letter of apology (based on a letter I saw on this forum...

Ok, apparently my son had about £4 on oystercard, which would only have got him as far as New Southgate, so I have calculated that by sleeping and going to WGC before coming back on same train to Potters Bar he failed to pay the £11.90 it would have cost him. However, the prosecution is only for...

Thanks Dave, I will get my son To contact FCC immeditely when their next letter comes, which, no doubt, will say they will continue with action after receiving his statement. He has been silly in trying to defend his actions by saying he was asleep and did not intentionally avoid rail fare when...

Sorry for being vague, but as I only saw my sons reply yesterday very briefly and, as I said, in my panic returned it without making a copy, all I can really remember is that he is being prosecuted for travelling without a ticket. This is the case, and his falling asleep has no bearing on the...

The situation is getting worse as I learn more and more from my son so am fairly sure that he will end up in court anyway. I can't handle writing it down here at the moment(too upset). Will the next letter state which law he is being prosecuted under? It's the having a criminal record bit that...

Ok, I will do that when the next letter comes. I don't think he will have kept any paperwork and in my panic this afteroon to return the form that had come back here in error (it was meant to be back by Friday which it would have been had my son crossed out our home address on the envelope...

I don't really know the ins and outs of the matter yet, whether he was on train or at station, as he is at work and I only found out during the day today when the notice was returned here in error (he had written his version of events on it but I can't remember now his exact wording). Have a...

Yes, just wanting an idea of what to offer them when the next letter comes, to try and avoid court. I know what he did was stupid, but it's done now and nothing can alter it!

Hi, I am hoping for some advice after reading other threads on your forum. My son (he is 21 so an adult) recieved one of these notices. At the end of Feb he bought a ticket from Kings Cross to Potters Bar at around 8.30am (after being out in London all night), got on the WGC train, fell asleep...