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Welcome! Let Thameslink write to you first, as suggested above. I also wouldn't consider instructing a solicitor yet. If you engage with Thameslink politely and apologise they are very likely to settle with you out of court. A solicitor will not be able to reduce the amount of this...

Penalty fares are intended for circumstances including mistakes. There's no implication of dishonesty with them. I think your only realistic grounds of a successful appeal is if the penalty fare itself is technically non-compliant. If you could upload it with your personal details redacted...

I'm a bit surprised a solicitor advised your partner to admit to cases where there was likely little evidence and then also admit to even more cases that they weren't even raising with you at all. Did they do that? If your partner was not stopped in person, it's quite likely they wouldn't have...

You seem to have got a little confused somewhere along the way. You can't ask a court for an out of court settlement... they're the place where things get resolved in court. :) As mentioned, if you've been given a conditional discharge you either pled guilty or were found guilty. You now...

Hadders is of course right, but a few starting points to think about: - 'Doughnutting' and travelling with no ticket at all aren't really different, the crimes they will likely be charged under are usually the same. So would leave this out. - Don't mention how long you've been doing this...

As one myself, take any solicitor who claims any success rate with a mild pinch of salt. Some of the best law firms in the world, and best KCs in the country, have relatively low success rates... because they take difficult cases. :)

You aren't being fined, this is a sum of money SWR is asking for in exchange for not prosecuting you. The main advantage to paying them is that you will not receive a criminal record. That might be relevant if you want to work in a regulated profession in the future. If you don't, it is a...

That's not surprising for TfL. If you're guilty it may be a good idea to plead guilty and benefit from the one-third reduction this will give you to any fine imposed by the court.

Unfortunately I think it's a near certainty this matter is going to court and it seems very likely you will be convicted if you plead not guilty and will lose the discount to the fine you would receive. You knew your card was declined, even if it was declined for no reason the TfL card...

You may be okay with SIA, provided you disclose it. Check whether you have to proactively disclose it now and not wait until your next renewal. It's a very minor crime and is not one of dishonesty, their website seems to suggest this will not be an automatic reason to refuse a licence.

TfL don't settle out of court, they only ever issue a warning or prosecute. Remember to complete the offence it doesn't matter why you didn't hold a valid ticket (or validated contactless card) because the crime is strict liability, similar to speeding. Just that it did happen is enough. If...

Regulators of chartered and certified accountants are exempt from certain provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, which I believe means that even spent convictions would have to be disclosed in an application for professional membership. So a solicitor if you can afford it at...

Probably remove what is presumably your name and your full postcode from this public forum where you're making a variety of written admissions!

You really need to be able to express this yourself, given you could end up being asked about it. It's been explained to you in several previous posts in this thread.

What else have LNER prioritised? There's no advantage to them in overspeeding through a junction.

That is an odd move half way across the country. It's obviously difficult to say with certainty, but seems worrying that so many incidents can occur in a short period of time and he was still being left alone in a signal box.

A bit of a loaded question! But I am too if it reduces cost and doesn't reduce safety. Whether that reaches me as a reduction in fares, a reduction of taxes or the utilisation of that taxpayers' money elsewhere I don't mind either.

It was timed at Watlington at 00:39:45 so would've needed to make those seven miles in 15 seconds (1,680 mph)! With the greatest of respect to King's Lynn, I doubt there are armies of people desperate to get there at 00:26 on a Tuesday morning. :smile: The amount of delay repay claims will be...

I agree with the theme of previous posts. You need to not say it was a mistake, they'll likely investigate your ticketing history and see you have one previous penalty fare and dozens of suspicious journeys. I'd also lose all or most of your second and third paragraphs. The train company...

Complete the stat dec first, either through a solicitor (and give it to the court) or at the court. Then contact EMR, tell them who you are and give them any case reference numbers you have. Explain you were not aware of the original hearing and have submitted a stat dec to that effect...