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The 'rights' you have are those of anyone suspected of a Criminal Offence - the automatic right of being innocent until proven guilty - that proof of guilt must be to the standard of 'beyond all reasonable doubt' - the right to have the accusation tested in a Court by cross-examination of the...

The first point to clarify is the process through the Courts. That is now complete - the Offence has been proved and a Sentence has been given, so you are now a convicted person. I'm sorry if that sounds harsh, but it might only be by acknowledging this fact, does it becomes clear that whatever...

If there was to be a Prosecutions (and I am sure that a settlement will be offered if this is the first time that you have come to their attention) then for a Prosecution to succeed which includes the claim that you have done this on other occasions, then they would have to present evidence of...

[I do read most of these threads, but don't post as often as there are now so many more people regularly posting their poorly-informed personal opinions on here rather than those assisting with facts. This question is a good example - many of the regular posters adopt a competitive approach, in...

If I understand your question correctly, and then the explanation you have given to others' requests for clarification, then it seems that you've asked the wrong question! It is immaterial whether a Railway Company 'recognises' a particular syndrome; what is material is whether injury has been...

Indeed, and if you and the Guard had completed the UPF, then you would have been in exactly the position you had been hoping for - able to pay with the Vouchers and the balance due in cash or other form of payment (such as a cheque which would be about as anachronistic as an RTV ! ), as bb21 has...

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To answer your question more bluntly, No. It would not be wise. I also agree with mikeg's response and all of the others so far. The inspectors find hundreds of people without tickets, and so many of them have exceptional circumstances to mention after the event that it barely seems possible...

I strongly agree with Island and AlterEgo - there will not be Evidence of a Fraud to give any realistic prospect of success.

Indeed. Which makes the request for other opinions rather sterile, not that that seems to have stopped the OP from launching into a list of anti-rail opinion and rant. You would be throwing away your money. If you had no evidence that the Prosecution had acted without probable and reasonable...

Perhaps not if you are reflecting on the Criminal Law, but of course there is still a liability to pay for a service in Civil Law under the implied contract which is invoked when a passenger commences a journey without having paid their fare. In those circumstances, there is an obligation to...

Knowing that you have been issued with a Summons makes it clear to me that whatever the evidence that the Company has gathered, it is convincing enough to persuade them that a Prosecution against you will be most likely to succeed. I'm not going to ask you more questions about what happened on...

The most likely purpose of that phone call will be to conclude the matter - finally. There is a less probable purpose which is to understand the history of your ticket useage. It seems simple to me :- If the purpose is to reach a conclusion on that one phone call as I suspect, then be as...

Just to follow on from my observation that many 'reports' on here are not based in fact, but are mere opinion, opinion often perpetrated by others on the forum :- How many prosecutions for a Criminal Offence have been successfully convicted for a passenger travelling on Gatwick Express services...

It is a matter of fact that those Investigators examining the circumstances of an alleged fare evasion adopt a policy where by a Prosecution can be avoided by a first-time offender where the fare is a simple unpaid journey, and where they engage with the Investigators (usually by responding...

I too strongly support this advice. A very brief note from her case worker, or other assigned responsible person, simply stating the facts of her condition will be helpful and, in my opinion and if I have understood her condition correctly, should be all that is necessary to conclude the matter.

Alnmouth Station is in the small town of Bilton, next to the larger town of Lesbury. Its about a mile further to Alnmouth. And Tring Station ? It is near an old cana,l and a forest, and a golf course, and a phone box. . . . . . And only half a mile from Aldbury village.

Clearly the latter. PLUS a large dose of wishful thinking. Which makes it all very unreliable opinion.

The Criminal Procedure Rules 3.13(2).c.(ii) state "if the defendant does not attend, the trial may take place in the defendant’s absence" The MoJ publishes statistics each quarter. The number of 'no shows' by Defendants in Magistrates Courts in 2016 which led to cases being recorded as...

I'm surprised that no one has mentioned the Magna Carta, which was widely celebrated in 2015 for its 800th anniversary. Despite a controversial adoption, it seems to be widely accepted that 3 of its 63 clauses from 1215 are still good law. Principally, (and in my own paraphrasing):- - that...