Hi,
Im very new to this forum as you can see.
Stupidly I was not travelling my normal route and didnt buy a full ticket for a journey I was completing on a National Express route in to Stratford - ridiculous I know and no excuses for this.
I received a letter asking me to sign to agree that it was me that was caught with no ticket. Which I signed and sent back.
I have now received a court summons for the end of August. This is my first ever criminal/rail/driving offence. Something which I deeply regret as it now could affect future career prospects (im not sure on what a minor offence will do to my record?)
Clearly I have made an error in judgment. Does this now mean I am guaranteed to get a criminal record as obviously when I do reply back to the summon i will be pleading "guilty". Once the summons has been issued is there any possible way to settle out of court in anyones previous experience?
I apologise as im sure this subject has been brought up far too many times before but would really appreciate any advice on this as am very nervous as to the effects it could have on my future career.
Many thanks for any replies.
Im very new to this forum as you can see.
Stupidly I was not travelling my normal route and didnt buy a full ticket for a journey I was completing on a National Express route in to Stratford - ridiculous I know and no excuses for this.
I received a letter asking me to sign to agree that it was me that was caught with no ticket. Which I signed and sent back.
I have now received a court summons for the end of August. This is my first ever criminal/rail/driving offence. Something which I deeply regret as it now could affect future career prospects (im not sure on what a minor offence will do to my record?)
Clearly I have made an error in judgment. Does this now mean I am guaranteed to get a criminal record as obviously when I do reply back to the summon i will be pleading "guilty". Once the summons has been issued is there any possible way to settle out of court in anyones previous experience?
I apologise as im sure this subject has been brought up far too many times before but would really appreciate any advice on this as am very nervous as to the effects it could have on my future career.
Many thanks for any replies.