Bletchleyite
Veteran Member
Mod Note: Posts #1 - #17 originally in this thread.
Having said that, it might be worth speaking to a specialist solicitor on such matters (which won't of course be free) to see if that would be a solid defence. It would be worth investigating as to whether an unactivated m-ticket is considered by legal precedent (if there is any) to have had the correct fare paid, or if it is not because it could be activated and used at another point, i.e. the "payment of the fare" is seen as being at the point of activation, and having an unactivated ticket is maybe a bit like having cash in your wallet which could be used to purchase a ticket but wasn't?
Having said that, it might be worth speaking to a specialist solicitor on such matters (which won't of course be free) to see if that would be a solid defence. It would be worth investigating as to whether an unactivated m-ticket is considered by legal precedent (if there is any) to have had the correct fare paid, or if it is not because it could be activated and used at another point, i.e. the "payment of the fare" is seen as being at the point of activation, and having an unactivated ticket is maybe a bit like having cash in your wallet which could be used to purchase a ticket but wasn't?