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Thanks for confirming. Contacting customer services, although well intentioned, really isn't going to change what happens which I expect to be as I indicated in Post #2 upthread. Northern deal with hundreds, if not thousands, of these sort of cases at any one time and they will get to your...

Welcome to the forum! We see lots of cases like this on here, expired railcards do seem to be a big problem at the moment. You say you don't want to get into trouble but to be blunt for a moment you are in trouble. What you need to do know is know how to get out of trouble in a favourable...

If you have travelled with invalid tickets before then I would be wary of appealing. It is your right to appeal but once you come to the attention of the train company for one offence they are highly likely to conduct a check of your ticket purchasing history. West Midlands Trains can take no...

There's nothing wrong with appealing on the technicalities but I agree that the crux of the issue here is a valid combination of tickets was held. I would be very clear about this. For example: My journey was from Finsbury Park to Cambridge departing Finsbury Park at xx:xx on ddyymm I held...

Who exactly did you phone? The DRPU? If so I'm surprised they actually spoke to you and didn't just tell you to wait for the letter. If it was Northern's customer services department then won't really be able to help. I'd be very surprised if they even pass anything on the DRPU.

Just to clarify as this is starting to get a little confusing. As I understand it: @Nida tralled from a 'local station' near Birmingham New Street to Euston They purchased a ticket from 'local station' to Birmingham New Street At Birmingham New Street they attempted to purchase a ticket from...

You have to live in a London Borough to quaift for a 18+ Student Oyster. The 16-25 Railcard added to a normal PAYG Oyster card means you get a 33% discount on off-peak rail fares and benefit from a discounted off-peak daily cap.

They wil be able to track the travel history. I do have some sympathy but what you did was wrong. Students can apply for an 18+ Student Oyster card that gives disconted travel on normal fares. You will be sent a form along with the SJPN where you have to state your income. I think (and I...

If it's anything like contactless in London (and I can't see how it can really be any different) then the inspectors handset won't show details of whether or not a card has been tapped in. Nothing can get written to a bank card either to show whether or not it's been touched in or out. What...

Do not contact Northern ahead of them writing to you. This is because you don't know what their letter is going to ask you and you don't want to inadvertently incriminate yourself. Also, unless you have a case reference number Northern won't be able to match up anything you send to them with...

Welcome to the forum! Transport for London take misuse of Freedom Passes cards very seriously and a prosecution under the TfL Bylaws is the usual outcome. We specialise in rail fare evasion cases rather than bus cases on here but given that you're dealing with TfL the outcome is unlikely to be...

This thread is to help @Ricky Mahal with their specific problem and we're now drifting off-topic. I'm going to lock this thread now as there relaly isn't any further advice we can give at the moment. @Ricky Mahal - when you have an update for us report this post by clicking on the 'report'...

Feel free to start a separate thread on how you would reform the fares system that is fair to everyone, removes anomalies and is revenue neutral for the rail industry.

if you don't qualify for any other railcard then you could purchase a Network Railcard and buy: Anytime Day Single from Canterbury West to St Pancras (via High Speed) £48.60 Off Peak Day Single from St Pancras to Canterbury West (via High Speed) £31.35 with Network Railcard discount Total...

Welcome to the forum! We see lots of issues like this. What happens next is that Northern will write to you in the next few weeks. The letter will use quite threatening language and say that they have received a report and are considering prosecuting. The letter will ask you for your version...

It's probably best not to post specific examples in this thread. This is because train companies monitor this section of the forum and any discrepancies could well get fixed. Taking the example of Dumfries to Carlisle which is priced by Scotrail do you think they're likely to fix something...

Excellent news, thanks for letting us know.

I agree that sometimes we need to take a step back and understand why people feel the need to engage. @Ricky Mahal was caught with an out of date railcard, not the biggest crime in the world. The train company identifies other instances of tickets purchased with a railcard when no valid...

I would not pay anything at this point. Appealing 'stops the clock' on the 21-day discounted period and, as noted above, even if all three appeals fail you would still be able to pay the Penalty Fare at the reduced rate. If you follow our advice an appeal ought to be successful although...

Can you upload a copy of the paperwork you have been sent (but do redact any personal details before doing so)