Intent to Prosecute

[thekidwhogames]

The only thing I would say (and it is now too late) would be to send it 'Signed for". Alternatively, is there an email address you can also send it to, referring to it as a copy of a document you have posted?

Wait did I do it wrong?? What will happen? Will they not receive it? There's no email address on the letter.

 

[Tevion539]

Wait did I do it wrong?? What will happen? Will they not receive it? There's no email address on the letter.

There's nothing to say they wont get it... But if you had sent it recorded, you would be able to see if and when it arrived. We had this a lot when I worked at the DVLA, letters often do go missing. But, it doesnt mean it wont arrive.

 

[MotCO]

Wait did I do it wrong?? What will happen? Will they not receive it? There's no email address on the letter.

Sorry - did not mean to alarm you. It was more 'belt and braces' to make sure they received it.

 

[thekidwhogames]

Sorry - did not mean to alarm you. It was more 'belt and braces' to make sure they received it.

Oh okay, thanks. What do you think the probability of an out of court settlement is? Given my context and the fact that this is GTR and is a bylaw offence (someone explained above). And how much would it be?

 

[Mcr Warrior]

An "out of court settlement" isn't automatically guaranteed to be offered to you, but if you are, you can possibly expect to pay a low three figure sum towards the train company's investigation and admin costs, plus the full, undiscounted anytime single fare(s) for each and every occasion for which it's identified/alleged that you didn't have a valid ticket.

 

[Islineclear3_1]

People try it on, and often get away with it. It's one thing to carry out of date cards but then to produce them when asked, as the OP did...

People on the ASD spectrum can take things very literally and be extremely cooperative, so if an inspector asked to see a railcard, the OP did exactly what was asked of her

 

[thekidwhogames]

UPDATE

Thank you guys very much! Got an out-of-court settlement and paid it off.

 

[Hadders]

That’s a decent result, thank you for letting us know.

 

[MotCO]

Are you happy to share how much the settlement figure was?

 

[Tevion539]

UPDATE

Thank you guys very much! Got an out-of-court settlement and paid it off.

Great stuff!

 

[30907]

Are you happy to share how much the settlement figure was?

Or at least confirm (or not) that Mcr Warrior was right about the likely amount in post #35? Anyway, thanks for coming back to us.

 

[thekidwhogames]

Or at least confirm (or not) that Mcr Warrior was right about the likely amount in post #35? Anyway, thanks for coming back to us.

Are you happy to share how much the settlement figure was?

It was £69.70 - thank you very much for the support!

 

[30907]

It was £69.70 - thank you very much for the support!

Thanks again. So roughly the cheapest available adult walk-up fare plus £50 costs - that's about as low as it could be.