Recent content by Kojan89

Update: I received a brief phone call from one of the Revenue Protection team where it was confirmed, due to my compliance with the inspector when I was stopped and my willingness to resolve the matter, along with no previous offense history, that I was eligible for an out of court settlement...

Just to update: I did not receive the aforementioned phone call from head prosecuter that was meant to happen within 72 hours. Now been well over that period. I'm guessing I will receive corresponding letter in the post as per usual process.

Can anyone advise whether it would be a good idea to reach out directly to the train company via letter ASAP saying I am deeply regretful for my action and have learnt my lessons , first offence and will happily pay the avoided fares and any additional charges in full as an out of court...

IRCAS, the company operating on behalf of GA

I have been advised I have been issued an MG11. I imagine I will receive some form of letter with regards to next steps?

I believe the interview was conducted by the officer who stopped me - unless you are referring to a more formal interview to occur further down the line?

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Many thanks for taking the time out to respond, this is really useful. As mentioned above, I have no problem paying back my fares in full and am not looking for easy way out. Ideally I want to avoid going down a prosecution route for reasons stated above, so I will be counting my lucky stars...

I have got no problem paying back my fares in full - it is the least I would expect following my stupidity. I imagine there will be admin charges on top as well.

Yes I said I had done it previously on various occasions but did not give an actual figure as I would honestly not know how many without checking back through statements to confirm when I had bought tickets (I have on various occasions bought a ticket covering the whole journey). So I explained...

Hi - looking for some general advice from this forum as very concerned I am in a pretty bad situation. I was recently caught travelling without a ticket after tapping in with my bank card at Stratford station. I had travelled from Wickford to Stratford on an overground train with no ticket. I...