Recent content by Toni

wow- that's a very good outcome! I take it you responded to the summons to say you'd be pleading Not Guilty and that you'd be defending in court. I was thinking of taking a solicitor to give me the best possible chance but given the added cost of this may just go solo or take a family member at...

noted- I'll write a letter today as you've suggested and then even if they reject it, I can at least show i've tried and outline that to the prosecutor on the day as a last resort.

that's really helpful, thanks. Guess I shall try that as a last resort but in the first instance write to TIL. Completely understand if you'd like to keep confidential, but any details you can give as to the background to your case and the level of settlement would be useful to know..

yes completely agree that its unlikely to be deemed a valid defense. It was during the week and the ticket office was open.

sorry for my naivety but how did you manage this? As in did you have a solicitor who approached the prosecutor just before the hearing?

Hello everyone, after your views on the following incident that I have summarised below: @10.01 boarded train- travelling on from Telford central to Birmingham New Street. I boarded the train in a rush and went to purchase ticket via trainline app, as I have done on many occasions previously...