SWR Short Ticketing prosecution concern

[JB2902]

Hi all,

I’m looking for some general advice and reassurance about a rail ticketing issue I’m currently dealing with involving South Western Railway.

I was recently stopped and reported for a ticketing irregularity. After this, I was contacted by SWR and responded cooperatively, acknowledged the issue, and stated that I would be willing to resolve the matter and cover any outstanding fares.

They then carried out a review and asked me to look over a number of past journeys and confirm details. I completed this honestly and returned it.

I’ve now received a follow-up saying their enquiries are complete and that the case has been passed to their prosecutions team, who will decide the outcome.

I just wanted to ask:
- Is this a normal step in the process for cases like this with SWR?
- Do cases at this stage still sometimes get resolved by settlement rather than going to court?

I’ve been fully cooperative throughout and am hoping to resolve this without it escalating further, so any general insight would be really appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

 

[WesternLancer]

Hi all,

I’m looking for some general advice and reassurance about a rail ticketing issue I’m currently dealing with involving South Western Railway.

I was recently stopped and reported for a ticketing irregularity. After this, I was contacted by SWR and responded cooperatively, acknowledged the issue, and stated that I would be willing to resolve the matter and cover any outstanding fares.

They then carried out a review and asked me to look over a number of past journeys and confirm details. I completed this honestly and returned it.

I’ve now received a follow-up saying their enquiries are complete and that the case has been passed to their prosecutions team, who will decide the outcome.

I just wanted to ask:
- Is this a normal step in the process for cases like this with SWR?
- Do cases at this stage still sometimes get resolved by settlement rather than going to court?

I’ve been fully cooperative throughout and am hoping to resolve this without it escalating further, so any general insight would be really appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

Welcome.

Yes this process as described is pretty common.

They are likely to offer you an out of court settlement if you are cooperating. It can sometimes help if in your replies to them you specifically ask them if they will kindly permit that. Did you say that or something similar?

I guess it might help if you post what you sent them first us to see, if you want more views, but make sure you remove anything you wrote that could personally identify you.

Alternatively you could wait to see what they respond with and come back here for experienced advice from people on what to do next if their reply isn’t what you hoped for.

 

[anon26]

Did you get any response back from them and how long did it take ? I am in the same predicament and received the same email after full cooperation.
Thank you

 

[30907]

Did you get any response back from them and how long did it take ? I am in the same predicament and received the same email after full cooperation.
Thank you

I doubt SW would respond within a fortnight, either to the OP or to you. Another thread today speaks of a month and a half from being caught to settlement.