Recent content by Sheffster123

In December 2012 I was stopped by revenue protection staff at Wakefield station en route to Leeds from Sheffield Station and a statement was taken under caution for failing to provide a valid ticket. The facts are as follows. I boarded a train at Sheffield train station which is a manned...

Thanks for your feedback, I don't take it personally but hand on heart I have never done it before. Do you think it would be worth me showing that I am regular fare payer by providing statements which show previous tickets I have purchased in advance...? I really don't travel by train regularly...

Thanks Dave, I know - in hindsight extremely foolish, which I admitted in my statement to the inspector.

Always! As I've mentioned, the cruel irony of this whole situation is that I normally would never ever ever travel without having purchased a ticket. But I'm sure inspectors get told that one all the time too... :/

Thanks for your help both, it was a genuine mistake. I was entirely truthful about my origin station and my destination.

True - had I wanted to do that though, I'd have just waited on the platform or met him in Leeds instead and passed through the barriers with the ticket instead!

Hi- I recently boarded a train from Sheffield Train Station with the intention of purchasing a return ticket from Sheffield to Leeds Train Station. I was due to meet a friend in Leeds and needed to catch the fast train in order to make my appointment on time. However, having been delayed due to...