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An additional data point for anyone coming to this thread. I traveled on two advance tickets, one Northern, one TPE, and a Seatfrog upgrade for the TPE leg. I was delayed for over an hour by the failure of the Keadby Sliding Bridge on Tuesday. The next day, Wednesday, I put in the claim with...

For the absolute best chance of avoiding court, you need to involve a solicitor from the moment you receive the verification letter. However, this will cost you money, and there is no guarantee of success, just slightly improved odds. You may wish to contact some of the firms named above for...

In my personal experience, magistrates are always pleased to see someone who takes the proceedings seriously and attends to plead in person. Very few people do in these cases, and having someone in court to put their plea of mitigation has a lot more influence than an easily scanned and...

Unless you really want to avoid court, turning up and delivering your mitigation in person will always be more persuasive.

I'm sorry to hear about your child. You clearly have a lot going on, and that is not helping your thinking or the information you're giving us. I'm going to give you my thoughts on what I've been able to pick out of the thread. You have returned a Single Justice Procedure Notice with a...

You're right about the discount. Unfortunately, as you have to pay for the card you need to stack that cost into the time taken to break even on buying the card, then to get an effective level of discount. The presence of a Railcard simply means you have to buy a higher value of tickets (at...

You'd need to spend over £500 on train tickets to achieve a net 10% discount when you include the cost of the card. To just break even, you're looking at £250.

In addition to the questions above, have you been to court? Is the hearing still next week? Where does come from? Which conversation or letters? We need to know everything.

I've had a "5% statement credit when you spend any amount on a GBP transaction online at Avanti West Coast by 1/12/2025. Valid once per Card." pop-up on my Amex card offers. It may be worth checking if you need a discount. I'm still burning through my LNER vouchers bought with 10% credit.

I suspect that the OP has entered a Not Guilty plea, either by accident or design, in response to an SJPN notice, and this is the next stage in the process. It's not too late to instruct a solicitor, which would increase the odds of securing a change of heart from TfL, though there is only a...

The court would normally schedule the SD hearing on a day when the relevant prosecutor is in court, though they could easily ask a local solicitor to act as agent for the initial plea hearing. There's little to do for a guilty plea and they can work from the file. In the unlikely event that...

I missed that when I scanned the thread. You're right - if the absolute driver is to avoid a conviction, then a Solicitor may well be worth the price of the headed notepaper.

An cheaper approach than using a solicitor, but without the same persuasive effect of a solicitor would be to: Plead not guilty on the SJPN notice While waiting for the court date continue to approach Thameslink for a settlement If no settlement, you can approach the prosecutor on the day in...

I don't have that to hand - Looking ahead to the hearing next Thursday, here's my thoughts based on what I've seen in the thread Continue to pursue an out-of-court settlement. Before you get to court, keep hoping for a response to the letters and emails you have sent. There is still a chance...

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It's the format more than the location. The audience for Real Ale only is smaller than for an all-inclusive good beer festival. That's a significant long-term commitment to CAMRA, reflecting the dedication that was central to the success of the original campaign. It also addresses what many...

And there's the problem with CAMRA in a nutshell. Cutting off its nose to spite its face. There is room for all good beer, irrespective of the final delivery, as my friend Sean demonstrates with his brewhouse, which offers both cask and keg beers. https://www.tomstap.co.uk/

Local beer festivals serving the local community, perhaps with Craft Cask Ale, can and do flourish. Asking people to travel to London for a Real Ale exclusive event is limiting the audience, and this is where CAMRA is failing. It was created as a campaigning organisation dedicated to halting...

I'm not going around the houses with this anymore - let's see what the outcome is.

I understand your point, and it is a good one, but the legal reasoning goes a bit deeper than just being unable to physically present the card. The National Rail Conditions of Travel states that a railcard has "additional restrictions" which apply to any tickets you buy with it. The legal leap...