It was your asking for a ticket to Bristol that made it look that little bit more suspicious and resulted in the MG11 being filled in.
I completely understand this - just as I've said to TIL in each letter I have written, I've also said that I would pay any costs & admin fees and anything else they see fit... But they just won't budge for an out of court settlement. I am tempted to write one more letter and send it to both TIL & XC apologising etc.
Is there anything that I could write in the letter that would help?
I am a student in my final year and hope to become a teacher... I work in the US over the summer for around 3/4 months which requires a visa (that I already have) and my girlfriend lives there!
This is my first offence, of anything!
Can anyone please offer me any advice in preparation for the court case? Direct message me - Skype - anything... I can show all the correspondence I have. I am in desperate need of something.
S.5 . 3. (b) of the Regulation of Railways Act 1889 states 'knowingly and wilfully proceeds by train beyond the distance paid for without previously paying additional fare for the added distance, and with intent to avoid payment'.
But at no point have I said that I would not pay it, I just could not afford to at that time. Now, in the most recent letter received from TIL they state 'once the report was received by XC, the decision was made to transfer the case to prosecution agents. And XC have no obligation to offer the payment of the fare at a later stage
when there were full pre-purchase facilities for you to use before travel' But if my intention was to depart at Sheffield and then could not afford my way back, what else would I have done?
Edit: Then this 'report' must have gone through the XC as in 'Internal Investigation' which was then put forward for prosecution, but then the policy of XC for prosecution must come into place; XC Prosecution Policy 8.3 (e) exceptional circumstances (student, 21 years of age, wants to be a teacher, could ruin my life, plans, relationship etc), warning letter, first offence, all costs offered, verification letter received?.
Then XC Prosecution Policy 10 (a,b,c & d) was met. 11 - administrative disposal - for which all the criteria they are asking for was met and offered. 12, caution?