Expert witness for Routing and Passenger Issues

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The criminal age of responsibility is ten and the railway byelaws make it an offence not to have a valid ticket.

If a ten year old is expected to grasp the principles of valid tickets and risks being made a criminal by failing to understand them, I fail to see how railway servants and managers can rely on 'mistakes' as a defence
when they breach the Railway Byelaws and other legislation.

Because when you sue the railway you agree to the T&Cs and bylaws of the railway. No wif you can find anything in those same T&Cs and bylaws which say that TOCs and managers and staff can not make mistakes and the punter can then take them to court because of it the n please do show me.

The TOC are trying to defend my claim against them as they say it was a 'mistake' and they took all reasonable precautions and exercised all due diligence to avoid the occurrence of the prohibited practice.

So they have admitted they made a mistake and you continue to pursue this? Whilst im no legal beagle I simply cannot see this ending well for you.

 

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I'm not responding to any posts offering generic opinions about the case.

34D- What is this 'Network Rail' becoming a public authority issue' of which you speak?

I was always under the impression that a platform was accessible to a member of the public unless it was a compulsory ticket area, marked as private / sealed off etc or they were forbidden from being there by the railway byelaws?

 

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I'm not responding to any posts offering generic opinions about the case.

34D- What is this 'Network Rail' becoming a public authority issue' of which you speak?

I was always under the impression that a platform was accessible to a member of the public unless it was a compulsory ticket area, marked as private / sealed off etc or they were forbidden from being there by the railway byelaws?

Railways are private property and this was a bit more enforced when privatisation happened but 34D is alluding to NR now being back on the Govt books as to whether the 'private property' bit still stands.

Lets be honest though it doesn't even have to be a CTA for us not to allow you on to the railway.

 

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This thread is to do with the issues that I uploaded here - the moderators created its own thread. As this matter is now before the courts, I will not be posting further detailed information (I may describe the issues in more detail if it will help me find an appropriate expert). I have had further discussions and have further evidence I can use that I am sure forum members will find interesting, but please understand why I am not posting it in a public forum at this time. ainsworth74, a forum moderator has also asked forum members to remain on topic.

I am aware that some people want to offer opinions on my case, and do so all you want when I post further details, but please keep this (and any other threads I create) on topic. I will not respond to any posts that simply offer an opinion of me and/or my case.

 

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