Recent content by pandabear

I think I quite clearly stated that I would pay the charges with no problem, so I wouldn't term what I was disputing at 'having a snit'. What I was doing however was asking the question about price pertaining to my mitigating circumstances and the relatively small fare fee in comparison to the...

Well, that certainly sparked a debate! Thank you for all the contributions, I should mention that I phoned EMT prosecutions earlier and the chap said that the 2x £35 charges were standard charges as set out by National Rail in cases like these (half believed him but couldn't be bothered to...

So a couple of days ago I received a letter, stating my offence but not pertaining to by mitigating circumstances. EMT have offered me a warning with a charge of £77.10 - made up of £35 admin costs, £35 resource cost (or something along those lines) and a ticket value of £7.10 (which is a...

I must belatedly thank you all for contributing your help and advice, and hope you all had a good Christmas and New Year. Since the last activity on the thread, I have not heard anything from EMT and gave them a call earlier today, specifically their prosecutions department. The report...

I suppose that was part of what I was trying to explain to the RPO. The journey between Beeston and Nottingham is so short that getting off the train would have been a lot more time consuming than staying on, waiting for the guard and paying. However, that did not happen and I then saw the RPOs...

Yeah, I understand that bit, I suppose I was more after what usually happens (ie. do they usually go full steam ahead in cases like this and prosecute or are they known for allowing it to pass just with a caution in certain circumstances or for those who have never had a problem like this...

So an update from before, I spoke to EMT customer services and they advised me that contrary to what the chap originally told me there is nothing they can do (does that sound correct?). I have since spoken to EMT prosecutions and the lady simply advised me to what for the letter, implying but...

Yes, it did, and fair enough if the ticket was then invalid as I originally thought that hence my owning up to it.

No, and this along with a few other things such as not being given my ticket back or advised what exactly is likely to happen has made me feel more uneasy about the entire thing as it unfolds further. Does anyone know if EMT can stop this process and resolve it in another way should they...

She didn't ask for evidence of anything, just asked me to sign my ticket, sign the interview statement told me she needs to keep both and I could go. No I haven't paid the extra fare, CrossCountry said they couldn't deal with it as I mentioned above and EMT are due to ring me back today, heard...

I caught the 16:40 CrossCountry from Derby. The questions she asked me were about my trip, how I ended up with a single from Derby, why I got off at Nottingham instead of Beeston and was it my intention to dodge fare. I have since spoken to both CrossCountry (I asked about the procedure and of...

First time post, bit of an odd one. I work in Derby, live in Nottingham, get the train every now and then from Notts to Derby. On the way back today, I purchased a ticket from Derby to Beeston (I hadn't needed a return as I'd been presenting in Nottingham in the morning and a colleague had given...