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Most threads I've read on this forum regarding disputes over expired railcards have a "I gave my details and signed my name on a slip" somewhere, it's pretty difficult to obtain personal details from a railcard alone

I have an update for my situation - northern wrote back to me on the 5/12/17 offering an out of court settlement of £84.20 as a fixed penalty notice. My sister recieved a letter addressed to my parents of a fee for £1.00, (I think hers wasn't an FPN) I would like to say thank you to everyone who...

Well, that was my one attempt for saving £2 over the course of my lifetime considering I normally drive or take the bus anyway as trains always confuse me a bit

I've heard sometimes they like to make an example out of people, hoping they'd run to the media and more awareness would be raised.

I was told it was actually fraud.

Apologies, I'm not too familiar with the legal system around disclosure and barring service checks, I was under the impression that a conviction does not become spent at all. I wish it was common knowledge that short faring could result in a criminal record, I've noticed the buy you board...

Nope, now I'm worried again. Would there be any point at all going into any sort of career in finance with a conviction from Northern? What careers can I even go into with a conviction? Does this mean my life is actually ruined because of a train ticket?

I'm surprised to see it, at least if this goes to court it will have less of an impact on my career. I won't be applying for jobs in accounting for at least 4 or 5 years, I nearly changed all my UCAS choice preferences because I was worried it would ruin my chances with career.

It doesn't? Ah okay. :) I'll post on the thread once I hear back from Northern, and update the situation. Until then I'll try and forget about it.

I hope so. I want to go into accounting, but it would be a shame if i ruined it because I was an imbecile over a ticket, so that possibly requires an enhanced DBS. I probably shouldn't speculate, they may not convict me and offer to settle out of court. I hope for that.

Perhaps. But it was earlier mentioned in the thread that Northern could convict me under RoRA, which will limit my career options greatly as I graduate university.

Thought so. Though if I get convicted I'll be getting a criminal record anyway. Definitely never discussing legal issues with them again

My sister didn't even have ID. But she kept saying the details get checked so I kept telling her that I wasn't lying. She was acting doubtful because she was throwing out buzzwords like "liar" "crook" "fraudster" between prompting me for her age, it threw me off so much I said 11/1/1999 instead...

Just to clarify, it's not a story. I'm sorry if you believed otherwise.

Well it's sadly all irrelevant now because I stupidly tried to short fare so that's the least of my problems. But I did unsuccessfully try to get a guards attention and it was the first time he just walked past me because the train was packed. I normally use an app if I use a train but that day...

I wish I could but I don't receive treatment anymore as I didn't have time to continue CBT and I stopped medication because of side effects, i attempted the short faring because I was an idiot and the anxiety kicked in when I was being questioned

Northern. Also to those others who posted more recently in the thread telling me I should have bought further in advance and that I should just own up to attempting to short fare - I am now aware I need to have a ticket in advance, I am aware I tried to short fare and that it was my fault. This...

This is a rather scary process to deal with while I'm doing my university applications and preparing for my exams, so I was wondering if anyone could help me out a little to make the process easier. I don't know what's going to happen to me or my sister.

Hello all, I received a letter from Northern on the 5th, it begins "on Saturday the 14th of October 2017 you were spoken to by an authorised member of staff in relation to an alleged contravention of Railway Regulations" I was then told before the company proceeds further investigations I was...