Recent content by RobC

Yeah, thanks for the advice. I will enjoy paying 70p more, especially considering this particular journey is a day's work for a charity, which is claimed on expenses. It beats a night in hospital and twelve weeks of stress, countless failed phone calls, stroppy letters etc. And as stated...

I despair for the general public understanding the intricacies of the whole Oyster system, and for this reason I will be happily buying paper tickets from now on!

Well avoiding a £1000 fine and a criminal conviction is a victory in my books. How else could it be described? Suggesting it was written off (presumably out of kindness) is precisely what is completely and utterly wrong with this unregulated 'guilty 'til proven innocent' system. I wasn't...

Firstly, massive thanks to MikeWh and DaveNewcastle for going out of their way to help me sort this out. There are very few victories out there, and this is a rare one, that I suspect might have been messy for South Eastern in front of a judge and probably some local press. There are bigger...

That's exactly it. The big problem is that I wasn't allowed to tap out, at my final home destination. In the past, I've forgotten to tap out before, and suddenly found myself with a -£15 balance on my oyster card, leading to a phone call to the helpline the next day to work out where I missed...

It's not corroborated unless they produce it, which they haven't managed to do. I now have two witness statements from charity colleagues I was with confirming that the oyster card let me through the barriers at Liverpool Street. One of them even went as far as Faringdon with me. This...

You gave three options, a), b) and c) and strongly advised against a) and c). Which leaves b) to plead guilty, and accept the fine. Which is rather limited in terms of options.

I've just got some very good advice from someone with experience of Oystercards, and it looks like if its not dropped, its a full steam ahead 'NOT GUILTY' plea, as I am not guilty nor deserve a fine, or a criminal record. But thanks anyway.

I think its time to put this fairly simply. I topped up with £13 the night before, and used one bus. Making my available balance £11.50. An each way off peak trip by oyster from St MC to Liverpool St via Faringdon is £5.30. I completed the outgoing journey, no problem. On the return...

Any interraction with an officer didn't require the assistance of his three or four colleagues who appeared to want to be elsewhere. The only thing I recall is one of them coming up and suggesting they move on. There were 2 CPSOs there, and they didn't bat an eyelid. The officer involved...

I had the right amount of money on my oyster card, as discussed before. --- old post above --- --- new post below --- Like most people, I don't like paying for things twice.

Well I only had 60p. Perhaps because I explained about my brain injury and need to take medication quickly, he saw me as an easy target, unlikely to plead not guilty or attend court.

Apologies for being ignorant but what else might it be? The officer was demanding £29.70 off me, which I didn't have handy.

It's a machine printed notice, with the words 'Southeastern Bylaw Report; at the top, and an LSERBL0000etc number in bold underneath. It gives the law about breaching Byelaw 18. Incidentally, there is nothing on there which states I have a right to appeal, or how to appeal.

Just to reply to most of these points. 1) The RPI wouldn't let me touch out. He was stopping me going near it, as it was about three yards behind him, and he was at the top of the stairs. I believe I asked something along the lines of 'Can I just tap out?' and the reply was that I was...