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Everything is Rigged in favour of train operators unfortunately, advanced tickets, no right to a seat, Extortionate refund "admin fees", charged for a ticket at the point of sale but have to wait weeks on end for a refund, list goes on.

Hi.. Exhaust all options as advised by other members before court, if all fails you ask the prosecuter on court day for a out of court settlement, I done this recently and it worked, hope it all works out for you. By the way try to ignore the hecklers and wannabe bad cop impersonators on...

i have to make some corrections here, no one is saying or has said wait till court date before making a move, and i personally did not leave it til my court date which i have already explained in previous posts above, i made numerous attempts to settle with TIL before the court summons which...

i very much welcome train apps as most passengers undoubtedly do and hopefully buying tickets will become even easier as time goes by. we are living in 2019 after all, paper tickets should have gone a decade ago. in the age of driver less cars and phone payment some people still want the old...

no i did not respond to the summons at all(you dont have to)and it keeps them guessing. i just turned up to court on my day/time. taking a solicitor may be advisable as they can perform the verbal gymnastics but its not essential.

Not at all, boarded at telford to shrewsbury without ticket, approached by revenue staff on board, i offered to buy a ticket which he refused, i explained to him i cant be avoiding fare as shrewsbury is barriered and they sell tickets at the barrier all day long as well as on board trains, he...

no i did not have a solicitor, i turned up to court 30 mins before my hearing, i asked the clerk who the prosecutor was and if it was ok if i spoke with him, i proceeded to have a polite chat with the prosecutor explained my side of the story(very brief) and offered to pay whatever fine/costs...

second that, exhaust all options before court.

nothing specific, just had a polite word with him explained my side of the story and offered to pay whatever the costs etc are to avoid court, it was almost like he understood people being dragged through court for this kind of thing was a bit much, its your first time which they will know and...

i have just been trough a similar experience with TIL very recently, was between telford-shrewsbury, they are hell bent on prosecutions in wales of late. I ended up at Telford magistrates where i spoke to the prosecutor and he agreed to settle out of court, definitely explore this possibility at...

i have very recent experience with TIL, they dont even read any of the letters you send them, but have a go and if all else fails on court day have a quite word with the prosecutor as i did and offer them settlement out of court, if he/she is reasonable they will agree to settle out of court, in...

I'm pretty sure bunking means avoiding fare, you can correct me on that if I'm wrong, so if they are buying tickets on te train it's not bunking? Just normal travelling.

can you please explain how you know these people 'bunk' on the route? how do you know they have not pre purchased tickets?

Definitely a lesson learnt :)

I have just received a email saying my offer has been accepted, have been given a telephone number to pay with debit card, thank you everyone who actually tried to be constructive and helpful rather than cynical, special thanks to NajaB.

i have now sent the amended letter via email an will keep you posted on the outcome(if any), thanks again

The thing is the Person on the phone didn't give any definitive sign it would be accepted or the amount, rather just said £200 was reasonable and to put offer in email. However I can see how adding the cheque would be of benefit, saying that do you think I should go down the email route as...

Will do, thank you so much for your time and effort.

I seldomly use the trains to be honest and is the first time I have boarded without a ticket, I will change it to reflect this, thanks --- old post above --- --- new post below --- Should I not write the exact amount of my offer in the letter? I was advised that by the person I spoke to at the...

This is my draft letter i propose to email to the prosecution dept, i would be grateful for members feedback and any changes, thanks. Dear Sir/Madam In relation to the above referenced charge of boarding a train without a ticket. I would first of all like offer a unreserved apology for my...