Recently there are 3 threads in the disputes forum which concern me very much:
Threat of prosecution after boarding a delayed LNER train at the booked time:
I don't want to give the OP false hope but it may be worth reading through this guidance: CPS guidance for private prosecutions In particular: When to take over a private prosecution in order to stop it A private prosecution should be taken over and stopped if, upon review of the case...
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Prosecution after boarding a later train after consecutive trains were cancelled:
A friend of mine bought a ticket for a journey on 20 Jan 02:20-03:31 from Leeds to Manchester Piccadilly (1st class advance single route Ap TPE only). Decided to treat himself for a more comfortable 1st class journey home after night out but it turned out to be a nightmare. His booked train was...
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Police called after accidentally boarding a wrong train following a delay:
New to the Forum, I'm wondering if anyone else has had a similar experience to mine. Before the announcement of the Wed 1st Feb strike, I'd bought a ticket from National Rail TrainSplit to travel on that day on the 10.27 Newcastle to Kings Cross train. This was cancelled and I'd been informed...
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Regarding the LNER case, I actually attempted to do so when I was at York and got confused by the information display, when there were trains to London running minutes between each other and the whole line was delayed by a few minutes. In that case, I saw the board, went to the platform of the train labelled with my time, but at that time the train appeared on another platform, I then ran there however the train was already dispatched and I was afraid that I missed the train. Then the staff told me that that's not my train and I had to return to the original platform. A few minutes later my train came.
All the above cases are destroying my confidence in buying Advance tickets for travelling by train.
I would like to ask:
Does anyone know a case, where a passenger is prosecuted after boarding another train on the same line / to the same destination following a delay / cancellation / missed connection of the booked train, and made to the court?
If so I would like to read about it.