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Fawkes Cat

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I think this is good.

The one point that occurs to me is that

I (...) work part-time in London to support my studies. This is the first time I have been involved in an incident like this

might get the railway company asking how your wife travelled to London on other occasions when she is working part-time.

I assume that, as stated, this is the only time that your wife has not paid her fare. So it may be worth explaining how she previously got to and from London for her part-time work. It's even better if you have evidence of this (old train tickets, details on a credit card / bank statement - whatever). That will help to reassure the railway company that this really was a one-off incident, and they don't need to ask your wife to compensate them for other missed fares.
 
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It's even better if you have evidence of this (old train tickets, details on a credit card / bank statement - whatever). That will help to reassure the railway company that this really was a one-off incident, and they don't need to ask your wife to compensate them for other missed fares.

Thanks, Fawkes Cat,
She did work in London and has a trail of this expenses between 20014 to 2016 (season passes and monthly tickets) but not for last year as she was not working. do you think this is worth to mention?
 

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Thanks, Fawkes Cat,
She did work in London and has a trail of this expenses between 20014 to 2016 (season passes and monthly tickets) but not for last year as she was not working. do you think this is worth to mention?
I think so. If I've understood what you are saying properly, make it clear that
- from 2014 to 2016 your wife was working in London. You can show that she paid her fare for those journeys, and you are happy to share that information with the train company
- after 2016 until this occurrence, your wife had no reason to travel to London.

I'm not quite clear if the journey that caused the problem was to do with your wife's new job: if it was, then say so.
 

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So how many times previously has she travelled on your ticket without being caught? Don't answer that question, but on the basis of that letter, it's what I'd certainly be trying to find out.
 

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If there's a gap in the pattern, you'll need to explain that pretty convincingly and if you can't, you might prefer not to suggest the question.
 
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