Recent content by shedguy

Oh I forgot to add, the solicitor raised the question with the prosecutor of what information was available from the magstripe, given that IIRC the ticket went through the barrier at Letchworth that morning. The response that came back was to the effect that no useful information could be gained...

Well, I expected a degree of skepticism, it is the internet after all and why should anyone here take me at my word? First of all, what the scans can't show is the lack of indentation on the ticket that you would get from any ball-point pen, nor can the greyscale image show that the fine...

So after mulling it over, we went to a local solicitor who sent off a reasonably brief response denying the accusation. He also offered to 'have a word' with prosecutor on our behalf. Some time later he responded: I write just to update you that I have at long last been able to speak with...

Hi Kezza, Sorry, I missed the notification for your message. Until now, not too much has happened. I'll be posting an update shortly Cheers Dan

Typically he works 12 hour shifts, meaning 3-4 days a week on average with times varying from 730-1930 to 1130-2330 to 2130-930 and the occasional 9-5 day chucked in for various reasons. Season tickets don't fit that very well.

Okay. While cost isn't the primary issue here, my inclination, (backed up by your thoughts) is that one of our local firms has the distinct advantage of being able to to talk directly to my partner and clear up any misunderstandings in the process. After some initial misunderstanding we made...

Back now. Well if it gets to prosecution, risking 5k is a bit daunting, but less so than risking a criminal record. The Penman Johnson stuff would seem to indicate costs can be reclaimed if the prosecution subsequently drop the case before it gets to court. And do you have any opinions...

Trying hard, indeed - one thing he said was along the lines of "We've been told to crack down on the carnet tickets; there's been a lot of people abusing them." I've got no problems with them being heavy handed with serial offenders and people who are obviously out to play the system, but using...

Yes, I'm inclined to prefer the Penman Johnson site for the same reasons, but worried that's just a gut instinct - no reference to rail or transport for them on the law society website, but then Gray Hooper Holt doesn't get a mention for that are either, nor fraud...

Yes, I got that impression from other threads and the Penman Johnson link above. So if we got a solicitor at the earliest possible stage (i.e. now, before any summons) and they dropped it, would they still be able to claim back costs? On the flip side, how much damage could an unadvised...

Sorry, I forgot to mention that; my partner also showed the inspector the return ticket he had validated for the day - the inspector pocketed that and the outbound ticket. Both tickets had the same fine secondary marking from the pen. To my eyes it looked obvious that the marks were...

I'm writing on behalf of my partner who is a commuter and regular carnet user between our home in Letchworth and King's cross. He uses "Sharpie" permanent markers to validate his ticket and usually validates his outbound and return tickets before leaving the house in order to minimise the...