Prosecution from Southern trains

[najaB]

Is it fair to assume that they have passed this on to the courts to prosecute and that will take time to get a date now?

Nope. The wheels of justice turn slowly. It could be anything up to a month before you hear any more.

 

[ConcernedTok]

Nope. The wheels of justice turn slowly. It could be anything up to a month before you hear any more.

Thanks najaB. Will sit tight and wait. Can't help but worry about it all though!

 

[nuts & bolts]

The train companies need to do something to make it less complicated when using contactless. If using Oyster, it is fair enough that the person using it has made reasonable enquiries as to where they can use it, as you've physically got to obtain an Oystercard The same cannot be said of contactless, and anyone can walk of the street and tap in without having had any opportunity or reasonable expectation of finding out what you can do after tapping in. The fact you've tapped in should prove that you have not intended to avoid paying any fare in my opinion.

Folk travel long distances on Contactless beyond the final tfl fare zone, what strikes me is how do they know what the cost will be if they were legitimately thinking it's a valid payment scheme.

 

[swt_passenger]

Folk travel long distances on Contactless beyond the final tfl fare zone, what strikes me is how do they know what the cost will be if they were legitimately thinking it's a valid payment scheme.

IMHO the published map displayed at all the stations fairly clearly informs people that the TfL Contactless area is the same as the Oyster PAYG area. Surely most reasonable people would see it as a parallel system to PAYG, especially given use of the same readers.

 

[ForTheLoveOf]

Folk travel long distances on Contactless beyond the final tfl fare zone, what strikes me is how do they know what the cost will be if they were legitimately thinking it's a valid payment scheme.

Generally most people don't tend to think about the exact cost of the fare when travelling with Oyster or contactless. Of course there will be a good number of passengers who do, but it would be remiss to say that everyone knows exactly what the costs and boundaries for contactless and Oyster are.

 

[MikeWh]

IMHO the published map displayed at all the stations fairly clearly informs people that the TfL Contactless area is the same as the Oyster PAYG area. Surely most reasonable people would see it as a parallel system to PAYG, especially given use of the same readers.

Good luck with that later this year then.

Luton Airport Parkway, St Albans, Welwyn GC, Hatfield, Welham Green, Brookmans Park

 

[ConcernedTok]

I am relieved to say that I called the prosecutions team this morning to check the status of my case and was told that they agreed to settle out of court for less than £60.

Thank you to everyone who has provided support and advice on this thread. It's been a stressful near 7month ordeal but I'm glad it is now behind me. I haven't boarded a train since without asking someone what ticket I need to buy or checking that I have the right ticket.

 

[some bloke]

Excellent - thanks for letting us know and I'm sorry about the ordeal.

 

[najaB]

I am relieved to say that I called the prosecutions team this morning to check the status of my case and was told that they agreed to settle out of court for less than £60.

That's good to hear. Thanks for the update.