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So Tibbs, what you're saying is: I should admit to possessing the altered ticket, but not mention using it unless I've been explicitly asked (which I haven't in the letter I've received from Northern Rail)

JakeF - Right, OK. Thanks for that :) I'm in the middle of writing the explanation out, and trying to figure out the exact dates that I used this altered ticket. May take a while. Thanks to everyone who has responded and offered me advice, it's much appreciated! :D Shall update accordingly

I've been reading into what happens next after submitting my explanation of events: it takes about 2-3 weeks to receive a response from NR. Then, they can either: accept to settle and it goes from there. Or, I'll receive a court summons to the Magistrates court. I'm going to find out today if...

So, to clarify here: in my explanation of events, I am explaining how I was in possession of an altered ticket, that had been used in the past, on 2 occasions, because I was unable to secure the monetary funds to make my commute. And I resorted to using this altered ticket in order to...

Ah thanks very much, that'd be brilliant! :D I could privately message it to by tomorrow morning, if that would be OK with you?

JakeF - thanks dude. I am going to try and settle this out of court. I'm in the middle of writing my "explanation concerning the event" and I'm going to be brutally honest, explain what I'd done, point to my previous tickets as proof that this has happened only on isolated occasions, and ask for...

yorkie - thanks for the advice! I didn't know how it would exactly work but this sounds right. The tickets were bought between 2 different stations: one at Horwich Parkway (the manned station down the line) and my destination Salford Crescent. So I'm guessing that as these are both operated by...

Neil Williams - ah OK, thanks for clarifying that :) most of the monthly tickets I bought were bought at 2 stations: where I started my journey and ended my journey.

Flamingo - yes I do have my old tickets, but unfortunately these only go as far back as beginning of August 2014. Other than that, I have financial statements showing that I paid on my debit card at the train stations, purchasing these monthly tickets, and I am sure that there is some records on...

455driver - I am not trying to 'cheat' my way out of this. If you look at what I've been saying, I have complied for the past 2 years in buying tickets. Unfortunately I've been unable to pay for a ticket due to some quite severe financial reasons, and resorted into doing something very stupid...

swt_passenger - yes I changed the year on the pass from 2013 to 2014. At first glance, that would seem to be the case, but: if NR looked at all the tickets I have purchased during the last year (2014), then they should clearly see all those monthly tickets linked to my Rail Photocard account...

talltim - yes! This is pretty much what I aimed to do. I altered the ticket intending to use it until I had the money to buy a legitimate ticket. When the money was available to buy a legitimate ticket, I bought one, and continued buying them. This meant that there was only a period of 2 days...

I wrote my last reply early this morning, so I didn't proof read it as well as I should have, I've updated it to make more sense now I hope! :( The letter I received from NR has said that "I was spoken to by an authorised member of staff in relation to an alleged contravention of Railway...

OK thanks for your responses! The "altered ticket" was an old annual season ticket pass, which I had changed the date on. I have grasped the seriousness of this offence, but I have a few issues surrounding it: 1). "I had absolutely no money" - fair enough. No intention of paying, no sympathy...

Hello all, This is a long post, but here goes: On Monday 15th December, I made my daily commute to my job in Manchester, I caught the train from Blackrod to Salford Crescent. When I arrived at the Salford I went to a Northern Rail Ticket Officer and bought a "7 day train pass", instead...