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This is a very poorly worded email from WMT and frankly, this is poor behaviour from WMT. The important principle here is that purchasing tickets is not illegal but travelling without a valid ticket is illegal. To secure a conviction in court WMT have to prove to a court that you used these...

In the absence of more information from the OP I don't think we can really add anything more to what's already been discussed so I think it's time to bring this thread to a close. @JoeH if there is an update please report this thread using the 'report' button in the bottom left of this post...

Was the ticket clerk using the correct station? There's Limehouse DLR and Limehouse LTS.

West Midlands Trains is the official name of the train operating company that operates services branded as West Midlands Railway and London Northwestern Railway.

There are some good value tickets in the south but anything involving London is generally expensive, and much travel involves London.

Fares are generally more expensive in the south, especially where London is involved. The Network Railcard is one way of mitigating this for leisure travel.

There isn't a debt as things currently stand. You've been issued with a Penalty Fare which costs £126. If it is paid within 21-days then you pay a reduced amount of £76. You are entitled to appeal, up to three times if you want. If you submit an appeal the clock stops on the 21-days you have...

My personal view is there really isn't any need to involve a solocitor at this stage. The case is straightforward and the facts are not in dispute. I would wait and see what Chiltern say in response to your reply, if this isn't favourable then that is when I would look to involve a solicitor...

It can take several weeks to get a response as the department that deals with sort of thing has a big workload at the moment.

TfL take a very serious approach to this sort of thing and given the issue appears to have been going on for several months I expect TfL to prosecute. I don't think I can really add anything more to what has already been said.

Northampton was fully under cover but was demolished around 10 years ago.

Did you co-operate with the inspector when you were stopped? Or was there any sort of altercation or threat of violence? Have you come to GTR's attention before? If so, this might be why they are insisting on proceeding to court.

Don't use mistake - it wasn't a mistake. It might be better to say something like error of judgement. Also remove the bit that says it doesn't reflect you as a person - to be blunt it does reflect you - you've done this several times!

I'm reliably informed that GTR has a backlog of cases at present.

There are two issues at play here: The failed ticket purchase. Legally speaking you are required to possess a ticket for you journey before you board the train (there are some caveats as noted above, but we cannot be certain that the TVM wasn't working on this occasion as @TheCardinal did not...

I think you need to say what happened: - You had an Advance ticket for a later train - You travelled on an earlier train - You purchased a short distance ticket when the ticket inspector came along In addition mention: - That you are sorry for what has happened - What you have learned from...

You put the price of the return ticket.

This is completely wrong from your colleague and it really needs to be corrected. The Two Together and 16-25 Railcards have different terms and conditions. While the headline discount is the same: 16-25 Railcard discounted tickets can be used at any time (subject to a £12 minimum discounted...

Thanks for the update, I’m very pleased you were able to come to a good outcome. Also well done to the forum members who gave assistance in this thread. An example of the forum at its best.

I would keep it simple!