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I wanted to let you know that my offer has been accepted and so all has ended well. Thanks to everyone who gave me advice, I really appreciated it at a very anxious time. To help others who may end up in the same position, the train company told me that where it is a first offence, the...

Thanks everyone, I have offered them £200 and I hope this will be ok.

So I got through to them this morning and had a chat with one of their officers. They do want to give me the chance of a settlement, and want me to email them back an offer. She said it should at least cover their costs of £145 and the fare of £11.80 but that it was up to me to present them with...

Thanks to all of you for the advice. I've got a letter back today from the train company asking me to call them. From reading other threads my hopes are raised that this means they want to discuss a settlement - is that likely what's going to happen? Or will it be a further interview about...

Thanks so much for the advice everyone, it has really helped me. I will let you know how things get on.

Thank you DaveNewcastle and falcon for your thoughts and perspective. I don't wish to conceal the truth as this would be further dishonesty on top of what I have already done. And at any rate, they have the evidence - the ticket. If the train company don't want to settle then I would intend to...

Thanks to all who have given me advice on the thread and through PMs. I really appreciate it - I am beside myself with worry at the moment and trying very hard to approach this calmly and sensibly. I keep thinking back to the day I did it and feeling so stupid and, to be honest, like a pretty...

This is my letter so far, I've been very honest about my actions and how I am approaching it. Do people feel it strikes the right tone and has the right information in it? Dear Sir/Madam, REF: XXXXXXXXX I would like to thank you for your letter (dated XXXXX) and am extremely grateful to you...

Thanks Puffing Devil.

Do you think I have any chance of them settling out of court? I will offer my willingness to do that in my reply to them.

Thanks Falcon and Najab, I am not entirely sure what this means for my situation. But I am thinking to go with the approach that as I did do it, I should admit to it. I did not admit to it to the ticket inspector at the time, which was stupid, but I panicked and felt mortified in front of other...

Thanks to all who offered me advice back in December. I have now had a letter for Govia which states: - This letter is to inform you of our intention to take this case to the Magistrate's Court... - Details of the offence: - entering a train for the purpose of travelling without a ticket...

Thank you Haywain, I'll do that.

Thank you Ainsworth74, I really appreciate you replying. That is quite reassuring, although obviously, as you say, nothing guaranteed. I will see what the letter says when it comes, and whether it seems a good idea to get a solicitor involved at that point. Thanks again.

Thank you Cuccir and NajaB for your replies. I have been honest with all I have said here, so hopefully there is a chance I can settle out of court. I think I'm reading up on the topic too much and panicking. There isn't a lot I can do until I receive the letter from Thameslink. Will this letter...

Yes, I overwrote the date to change it from the previous day (when I had used it) to that day, to use it again. Such a monumentally wrong and stupid thing to do.

Thank you Haywain. I think you are being kinder to me than I deserve. I do have another question, having read up on this some more, if anyone can answer. Is there any likelihood or precedent that I might be charged with fraud rather than Railway Byelaw 20? I am wanting to look at all the...

Thank you Cuccir for taking the time to reply. I really appreciate it. This is my first offence and I haven't done anything like this before. I'm mortified at my own lack of judgement - I'm a parent and work in the charity sector. I don't know what I was thinking. I will work on composing a...

I reused my carnet and was caught. It was an utterly wrong thing to do and I completely hold my hands up that what I did was fraudulent and a crime. I am not trying to make excuses. I don't know what I was thinking, and the more I dwell on it the more mortified I feel. It didn't feel like a...