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Grateful for all the replies and comments.
I guess I was just disappointed that I was not called at the time of the incident when I could have tried to help clear matters up rather than getting a letter nearly five months after. It is/was probably unreasonable for me to expect busy station...
The interesting thing is that she did not use her friends ticket because they stopped her before she had a chance to (in which case how could they prove intent). She also had a valid ticket but it was not on her person (in which case can they prove the second point?) .
Thank you. I am going to write an appeal letter to apologise and explain that I have spoken to my daughter with advice on how to deal with a similar situation in future. I will send a copy of her season ticket for the date in question and appeal on the basis that I have acted as a responsible...
Thanks for your comments. Had the girls taken the correct action and reported the season ticket issue to staff other passengers would still have been delayed. I have already acknowledged that mistakes were made. However, from what you say I am not sure you are experienced in dealing with...
She said they did not ask her age until the end of the questions. The rail staff were questioning them separately to check out their story (which matched). Apparently she was intimidated by the ticket guy after he had announced to the public on the station that she was a "fare dodger".
She said...
On 1st November 2017 my 17 year old travelled from West Worthing to Brighton with a friend (also 17). On arrival she realised that she had left her season ticket at home in her other coat pocket. The station was packed so her friend who had already passed through the barrier passed her own...
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