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Thank you. I hope I can settle this out of court. If not, I guess I have to accept that sometimes life is unfair.
Nope never knew in a million years that it would come to this. I've never broken the law. So this is a scary experience.
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Guys I would...
I understand guys. I don't want this to go to court. It's an unnecessary stress.
If he told me I need to provide full details I would have. It was right at the beginning I didn't even realise I was in any trouble.
If it does, I will be hiring a solicitor.
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Yes I signed something and I had 20minutes until my plane gate closed so I didn't want any trouble.
Yes my Oyster card has my photo. And I offered to show him my passport.
I know how it may look, but for personal reasons that I do not wish to enclose here, I am very protective of giving...
No at first I just gave an abbreviation of my first name and surname I.e j.alex
I had some cash but not £20 and the guard did not try my card because I told him I wasn't sure how much money I had on it.
I offered the guard my oyster which has my full name on it.
The guard never showed...
No paid no money and did not get any paper work.
I know they are intending to prosecute. It just seems highly unfair. For giving a fake name and using a Oyster card.
My journey would have been £13.30 I think.
Say for instance my name was Joseph Alexander I put down J.Alex.
I offered to pay on my bank card but I wasn't sure it had sufficient funds. The guard told me that was ok and proceeded to fill out a form I had no idea that this would lead to . But I...
Hi all,
I used my Oyster card out of the oyster zone. Had no idea. First time travelling to the destination, I had sufficient funds on my oyster and even tapped in my card at previous destination.
I was told I need to pay a penalty fare, my money is on my Oyster card so didn't really have...
Hi Season,
I am in a similar situation. Did they send you a summons straight away for prosecution or did you try and appeal your case first?
Please let me know what happens with your case.
Thanks
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