Recent content by seoul100

Hi Guys. Received my letter today, and have been offered a without prejudice out-of-court settlement of £84.30. Thanks for all your help and I've certainly learnt my lesson! I'm a relieved gentleman!

Thanks for this! I'll seek more advice from you when I receive the letter. Was this also FGW?

My main concern, really, is the prospect of a criminal record. Obviously you are all right in telling me that I should have bought a ticket. I'd be more than willing to pay a couple hundred quid to settle this and put it behind me. Not sure how likely that is...

I'm aware of that, just wondering if it's something I could clear up in writing.

I never actually uttered the words "I wouldn't have paid unless I was stopped." I was asked a yes/no question, in regards to would I have not paid had I not been stopped and I gave the answer "Yes." My head was a bit of a mess and I was struggling to process the questions, perhaps if I...

Yep. Been thinking about this ever since I said it. In truth, I actually thought she was a lady I could've bought a ticket from, which is why I willingly approached her. But I failed to mention this when she interviewed me. Wonder if it's too late to make amends for that?

Morning all. I got stopped by an inspector this morning at Totnes, having not paid for a ticket from Newton Abbot. There are no excuses on my part. I was running late, there was a queue at the ticket machine, so I jumped on the train knowing that somebody from First Great Western would...