FCC prosecutions

[drwhoru]

Hi all

I was contacted some time ago about an intention to prosecute and wondered if franchise change from FCC to great Western would have any effect on this?

Thanks

 

[ainsworth74]

As far as I'm aware FCC still exist to handle any outstanding delay repay claims and any other issues. They just aren't running any trains. So it's quite possible that you will still be dealing with them rather than the new company Govia Thameslink Railway (nothing to do with First Great Western).

 

[N Levers]

Hi all

I was contacted some time ago about an intention to prosecute and wondered if franchise change from FCC to great Western would have any effect on this?

Thanks

Why would Great Western have anything to do with it?

 

[Romilly]

It is a general principle of the law of England and Wales that anyone may bring a prosecution for any criminal offence. Legislation contains some limited exceptions to this general principle, but I cannot find any exceptions relating to national-rail ticketing offences. So, as ainsworth74 suggests, there is nothing to stop FCC proceeding with a prosecution. Equally, in principle there would appear to be nothing to stop the new franchisee prosecuting instead. I say "in principle" because I haven't checked whether transfer of the information relating to a particular case would be permitted by data protection legislation.

Why would Great Western have anything to do with it?

I imagine that the OP looked at the scaled-down FCC website and saw the invitation to use FGW, as a sister First Group company, for future ticket purchases.