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Hi all, During across the past few months you've all been so helpful, into the realistic insight into whats happening or what is likely to happen, so I'd just like to say thank you for all your advice, in particular to DaveNewcastle and island who have been constantly helpful/insightful...

I queued up to get my ticket but the train arrived and I jumped on. I then got into pretty much the wrong queue, with a massive crowd behind me and panicked and decided I needed to show something, which i realise now was hugely the wrong thing to do. But at the time it was a spare of the...

Thats great, thanks again island

I agree, I didn't feel right trying to put an amount of something I have little/no experience in or of. I'm in work all day today so its pretty much occupying 100% of my mind at the moment! So if anyone has any thoughts of what to say/do or what might happen due to past experience I would...

Thanks Dave, really appreciate everyones help and assistance on this. The letter I have written basically says how much of a panic I was in, and that I am deeply sorry and wish to compensate for the event. I have sene on previous articles on this forum that because the letter states...

rightio, well if anyone has any ideas of what this letter should and shouldn't say then I would massively appreciate it. I'm in the process of drafting up a grovelling letter to basicallt explain I panicked and it was a horrible drastic decision and that I am deeply sorry and wish to...

I thought as much when reading your reply this morning. Do you think its possible to avoid going to court over this allegation, and offering a sincere and honest apology, as well as compensating the necessary parties?

Morning, I believe it was the second one, and it was northern

Hi, Ive just received a letter today asking my account of the situation. I am devastated, I didn't think I'd got away with it, but I'm currently in the process of writing it up. It took them two months to get back to me, and asks for my account of the story. I'd keep an eye on my forum to see...

Hi again all, As expected the dreaded letter has arrived, right on two months... Basically outlining what has happened, the non payment of a rail fare, and allowing me to give me account and response as to what has happened. I'm a young architect and can't afford for this to go to court and...

Hi all again, thanks again for the help, advice and opinions I have received to this post. I was stopped and spoken to on 16th May and still have not heard back from anything regarding a possible visit to court and/or paying a fee/fine (whichever is the correct terminology!) in or out of...

MikeWH. Thanks very much for the detailed reply, I'm going to comply with exactly what they say/ask and I'll post what the letter says and/or my response to it up on here in case I have done something tragically wrong in the letter. Like I said, it was a first offence, out of pure stupidity...

I was travelling from Broad Green, so the trains on the manchester victoria line/preston/wigan i think? And yes its platform 1 usually, so it was through those barriers

Im not sure, possibly?

Thanks Yorkie, Id like to avoid a court imposed fine and criminal record at all costs. What do you believe to be a good line of attack on this? Write to them when I hear from them offering to pay the compensation to the train company out of court? I don't want to argue or to take it to...

haha wise words, will do. I'll have to cancel that flight to mexico and change my name back from the alter ego I had planned...

Thanks island, I'll have to post what the letter says when it eventually arrives. And i'll note what you've said to include in my reply, hopefully I'll be able to sort this whole mess out by complying and co-operating.

Well I have no idea which company it was, i presume theres only one or two it can be in Liverpool, and every case will be different anyway won't it? Any thoughts on whether I'd get a criminal record and go to court? again, thanks to everyone who has contributed so far, really appreciarte...

Ah I see, so going to court to settle something which has already sort of been settled would be a waste of time? And yeah you're right, I just wish to pay whatever the fine is and close it, and put it down as an experience of how generally good the rail system here can be!

Brucey, No I don't have any idea sorry, literally don't have any recollection of it at all Failed Unit, I really don't want to go to court over a mistake, but if the letter comes through and I have to then I guess I'll just have to deal with it, is it possible to do a prison sentence for this...