Recent content by Puffing Devil

Good spot! The OP did say that they contacted the court on day 1, only to be given an appointment for next year. Whilst they do not need to accept an earlier SD, I think their grounds for refusal would be very small, given that they have a hearing date in place and did notify promptly. A...

Reading this I don't believe you have made a Stat Dec; you have an appointment for a hearing to make the declaration. You are at liberty to make the declaration now at a solicitor's office and send the completed declaration to the court. You can then use the time before any hearing to...

For my MIL's funeral, she had a C of E service, then she was taken directly to be cremated while friends and family went to the wake. Her ashes were collected by the undertaker, then there was a brief interment in a family plot with just my wife and her brother some time later. It seems...

Always good to have a clean break, though not necessary, and in the very remote chance a prosecution was suggested, it's good for the OP to know there is a clock ticking and the threat is finite.

Looks like you've learned your lesson from this close call. Assuming you've now stopped short-faring, you should get a new credit/debit card. Get a new email for ticketing. Use a new online booking site; the forum's is excellent, and you'll be helping fund it for others. You'll then break...

Or "encourage the payment of" those missing fares. If people believe that they will be caught, they are more likely to pay.

Just had a survey in the email from TPE Asking first about how valuable seat reservations are to me, whether picking from a seating chart is useful, then it flips onto a pricing grid. How much would I be prepared to pay for a reservation? They may be thinking about upselling "choose your seat".

That was my point - they should be teaching their children. We should not be outsourcing parenting to educators.

Parents?

TICs are not subject to the six-month charging limit in the same way as the main summary offence, because they are not separate charges but voluntary admissions used at sentencing, and the court has discretion whether to take them into account. However, if I were an offender and faced with...

I'm struggling with how the compensation came about, but here's my take on the figures. £40 is a Band A fine, with an Early Guilty Plea discount of 1/3 on a "benefits" income of £120 (50% less 1/3) There would be a Victim Surcharge of £16 and the court would probably allow costs of £84...

Get ready for a spate of posts! Evening Standard Article

@udit You haven't answered the question "Did you receive a Single Justice Procedure Notice in the post" If yes - pay the fine and move on. Nothing else we can help with here. If no, and your income is less than £440 per week, you may want to submit a Statutory Declaration (SD) to the court...

Not correct. Under S127 of the Magistrates' Courts Act 1980, a Magistrates' Court cannot try a summary offence unless the information/charge is laid before the court within six months of the date the offence was allegedly committed. Both the Railway Byelaws and S5(3) of the Regulation of...

You mentioned a Single Justice Procedure Notice before. If you've not had one and have had nothing else from the court, you can apply to have the result overturned and the process restarted - given you're a student and on a limited income, this would reduce the fine and victim surcharge due...