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In case this helps you sleep tonight: If it doesn't say anything about "intent to avoid a fare", they may be only thinking about a lesser, byelaw offence which simply means you failed to buy a valid ticket before boarding. If you upload a photo of the letter with identifying details removed...

You could seek specialist advice perhaps starting with these organisations, both of which have helplines. They have an interest in policy, so may be interested in your case from that point of view as well as to give advice...

The magistrates can't fine someone who hasn't been convicted. Your sister is pleading guilty to a criminal offence, though it might be regarded as no more serious than a minor speeding offence. This page is about local government, but what it says applies to railway byelaws: "contravening a...

Would you like to clarify why you say "hopefully" - is there another outcome you are thinking of? The usual outcome would be a conviction, with the sentence a fine.

Tentx, is there anything that you could clarify about what he meant here? ............ Yes, or maybe they're exercising options now. Several of us, me included, wrongly assumed that the prosecutor would be Chiltern. I wasn't aware of any cases where TIL had prosecuted. In fact TIL have...

Fair point! One reason "Off Peak" is liable to mislead is that off-peak early morning Monday to Friday journeys aren't included - I wonder how many people, particularly those new to London, think they are. The other two complications (earlier eligible times from some stations, and evening peak...

Maybe you could explain to an Underground station staff member, and ask "if I touch in, would you cancel the journey?"

@MikeWh, I like your idea of calling the "peak" cap Anytime. Maybe the "off-peak" cap would be clearer as the After 09.30.

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If TIL's interest stemmed from concern at @treep80 saying "Bristol", then conceivably that would not have been a problem - and TIL would not have spent resources on the case - if the staff member had known Parson St was so near to Temple Meads. There may be other cases where the passenger is...

I realise that @treep80 may be just happy to put this behind them, but is it really a satisfactory outcome? It was not established that they would gain anything by saying "Bristol", and it isn't clear what they are supposed to have done that showed intent to avoid a fare. Being thrown by the...

For SC, CTC and DV, the questionnaires are here: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/national-security-vetting It shouldn't be, as it's for a "non-recordable" offence. Related issues are in posts beginning here...

Did that phone call contribute much to your being scared? It may be that they worried you unnecessarily by making questionable claims about what was "likely" and "probable", and advising you to ask the court instead of giving contact details for the prosecution department. Was this Customer...

Or to be pedantic about it: You've been given reason to believe that you're being wrongly treated as a youth because of a lie. It's reasonable to expect that you know, if you've understood the TfL document.

Well, as it stands you know you're being treated as a youth (irrespective of whether that has influenced TfL's decision not to go for the more serious charge) because of a lie.

The solicitor may have picked up on this - you told the staff member you were 17 at the time of the offence (10 October). TfL have a different approach for people under 18 at the time. So you may have obtained a benefit by giving the wrong date...