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    Horsham to London money saving

    I presume not 7 days a week. Number of days per week would be helpful information. Term time only? Approximate travel times? That sort of information might be helpful in giving you some answers...
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    False details. Stupid mistakes.

    As a backup, I suggest you go and knock on your neighbour's door, introduce yourself and explain some post might inadvertently arrive and if it does could they let you know.
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    Help please on Northern Rail 'Fixed Penalty Notice' for error regarding not showing Railcard

    I don't have a digital railcard but this is not what the FAQ says on the railcard.co.uk website. It says: I can't find anything on the Trainline website answering a similar question. There must be thousands of people travelling who haven't opened their railcard app within the past 72 hours...
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    GWR Penalty Fine Question - Can a newly Issued Valid Ticket be revoked

    There will presumably be a clear digital record of a ticket being issued not long before the penalty fare was issued which would help evidence the purchase. Did you pay by card or through your phone? You say the ticket was "revoked/deissued/refunded". Was it refunded and do you have a...
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    Marston recovery - convicted at 17, now 22

    Does this not need some very careful consideration? If an out-of-court settlement isn't reached then a new conviction will be on their records. If the current conviction was when they were under 18 then the offence would be filtered out on a DBS after 5½ years and therefore not have to be...
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    Single Justice Procedure Notice from Govia Thameslink

    You don't know that. I think you mean. "No covering letter was received at my address".
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    Penalty for travelling without a rail card

    Being specific would be really helpful. Returned by Royal Mail as "not known at this address" or "refused" or some other reason, i.e. returned unopened?
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    Bad design of Thameslink platform departure screens

    Really? Definitely not the first to depart is it? The "first" train looks to be the second train to me. I can see the first train in the platform, can't I? If that's not the first train, what is it? Words like "following" or "subsequent" would be more descriptive. But I have concerns...
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    Level Crossing Barriers struck at Berwick (Sussex) again

    There appear to have been about 20 seconds between the car going through the barriers and the train arriving. Looking at this view on Google Street View, the track is reasonably straight but the train must have been slightly too far away round the slight left-hand curve to have seen the event...
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    Parade and Marching Band over Level Crossing

    I realise that this query is about the individual marching band, but the overall parade organisers would be negligent if they do not consider the risks from and to spectators. People do the most stupid things and if it is a half barrier crossing, even more potential for disaster. My experience...
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    Caught travelling with a child's ticket.

    They will write to you (but addressed to your sister). If they offer an out-of-court settlement and that is promptly paid, then that would be the end of it and they will never know that the name you gave is not yours. However, your sister will then be on their radar so if she gets caught with...
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    Help, Chiltren court summons

    So you did use them and refund them? The letter from the TOC talks about honesty being paramount. They appear to be offering you a potential lifeline that they will consider dropping the case so you may want to consider being 100% honest with them and coming to some out-of-court agreement with...
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    Accidentally bought 2 tickets with one railcard

    Seems to be able to do it fine (using the web version anyway)
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    Accidentally bought 2 tickets with one railcard

    Southern's website allows you to select the number of adults and then add the number of different railcards. The example below will give me three adult tickets, one full price, one with a 16-17 Saver and one with a 16-25 railcard.
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    Please, help me understand

    It's about implications of moving to France.
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    Help please

    I don't understand? One of those statements can't be true. I suggest you only tell the truth to the Train Operating Company. Most likely you will be able to resolve this without a prosecution but lying wouldn't help you stay out of court.
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    Letter from Chiltern Railways

    I travel by train and know 100% that I have paid the correct fare. If the OP knows that they have also paid the correct fare, other than the three cases they have mentioned, then I would suggest that they clearly state that - and presumably their buying history will back that up from a short...
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    Prosecution for misuse of freedom pass. How can I prepare?

    It sounds as though you need to claim Universal Credit and Carers Allowance. You cannot claim Attendance Allowance as that is a benefit for your grandma (although if she is unable to claim it or has lost capacity then someone can claim it on her behalf). You can keep the Universal Credit and...
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    What does "Not valid on trains timed to depart" actually mean?

    Is anyone suggesting that SWR's cycle policy permits you to join a train with a bike at any station other than Waterloo if the train you are joining departed Waterloo between 16:45 and 19:00? Surely if that is the restriction, I need to find out what time it was timed to depart Waterloo to...
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    Panicking massively

    Are you saying that at no time have you been stopped and spoken to by a member of staff about a ticketing incident? What does the letter actually refer to? You seem to accept you have done something wrong as you paid the amount they requested. However, if you have paid an out-of-court...

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