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In this thread, TfL imposed a Penalty Fare on someone for being present in a compulsory ticket zone at Reading station. This may have opened a can of worms. Here's a quick outline of the issue. We can drill down into the details in later posts. (In the mean time, refer to the original...

Mod Note: Posts #1 - #2 to originally in this thread. Appeal on the basis that there were no facilities to purchase a ticket using cash. It's difficult to see how 'Promise to Pay' requirement can be enforced under the current NRCoT and PF regulations. (Note that a 'Promise to Pay' is not...

Moderator Note - this thread has been split from https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/penalty-fare-gwr-urgent.291444/ It would be good to use this as a 'master thread' to collate examples of Penalty Fares that are not issued in accordance with the regulations. Well you should appeal on the...

Moderator note: Split from https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/wmt-fraud-investigation.287099/#post-7311324 Is an external criminal investigation into this train company required? Heads should roll! Deliberately misrepresenting railway regulations and law for corporate pecuniary advantage...

Moderator Note: Split from https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/penalty-fare-appeal.254705/ The appeals panel MUST decide the appeal within 21 days. It does not have any ability to take longer. If it doesn't make its decision within 21 days, then later attempts to make you pay, you should...

This press release hit the newswires yesterday:

Following the recent civil court judgements against the Post Office (POL): https://ccrc.gov.uk/the-ccrc-refers-eight-more-post-office-cases-for-appeal-bringing-total-to-47-so-far/ While nothing should be allowed to detract from the scale of the Post Office's alleged misbehaviour which appears...

https://www.bmmagazine.co.uk/news/lawyers-for-simon-dolan-issue-legal-proceedings-against-the-government-over-lockdown/

Mod Note: Split from this thread. Fortunately for the OP, these matters are governed by contracts and laws and not emotions. Did the OP themselves breach the terms of the contract or not? Either way, what provisions cover the situation? Would the company itself be in breach of the contract...

Mod Note Split from this thread http://www.railforums.co.uk/showthread.php?t=127029 What references can you provide to support this claim (which is contrary to my understanding) that the courts would never regulate such a settlement in a criminal (not a civil) matter?

Overhaul to rail penalty fare appeals proposed.

The Swindon Panel Society has arranged a day out in a Bubble Car on the South Devon railway (Totnes), including visits to all its signal boxes on Saturday 6th September. (An adult non-member ticket is 20 pounds for the day.) Further details on the Swindon Panel Society website