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Hello, so I've finally got my court summons and I'm being prosecuted for On ************ at LEEDS station being a passenger on the railway, failed, on request by an officer or servant of the railway company, to produce and deliver up a ticket showing that your fare was paid or to pay the fare...

I've sent a new email - I'll advice as soon as I have a resonse.

Amazing - Thank you so much for pointing this out to me. I'm going to wait for there response to my emails which I sent this morning and then send this. I will update you once I have done.

I don't really understand this point. I assumed if I appealed and it was unsucsessful that the next step would be prosecution? Can you explain and I will raise this to NR. Thank you

Thank you for all the responses and I'm sorry for the delay in my response to everyone. It seems I have caused quite the debate and it seems very split opinions on if I can be charged or not. I've decided I am going to go to court and find out. I personally think it's absolutey ridiculos and...

I've recevied an email from NR advising court has been booked at the end of Jan and I will receive summons in due course.

If you travel on the railway with the intent of avoiding paying the fare then you may be prosecuted under criminal law. The current maximum penalty upon conviction is a £1,000 fine and/or three months imprisonment - This is more It was before the fine. I boarded the train in Bramley (1 stop...

I paid the cost of the fare when I went to the ticket office, the £20 penalty fare was on top of the £10.20 fare I went up to pay. I didn't have to pay it at the time (just 21 days after the offence) and I have since refused to pay it.

Thanks NajaB, Can I pay at my destination if I am in a rush? If you board a train without a valid ticket or Promise to Pay notice you may have to pay a Penalty Fare. If it is shown that your intention was to avoid your fare, then you are breaking the criminal law and you may be liable for...

Thank you for your rdetailed resonse. I was very suprised they have issued a summons because I didn't think they had a case after reading the RORA. I know I should have purchased a ticket before boarding, but it was either that or miss the train. The Northern Rail website does state they may...

Thank you for your reply. Yes, it was a penalty fare which I did appeal but it was turned down. I have since refused to pay the fine and the admin fees because I was not trying to avoid the fare and I thought this was obvious because I approached the memeber of Northern Rail staff and was...

Yes, I have since decline to pay the fine. I was very stubborn with this but would always hold my hands up if I think I've done something wrong but in this case, I really don't think I have. Does anyone have any thoughts on how this would look in the eyes of the courts? Thank you

Hello - gwrtimetable19 Thank you for your reply. Yes, it was a penalty fare which I did appeal but it was turned down. I have since refused to pay the fine and the admin fees because I was not trying to avoid the fare and I thought this was obvious because I approached the memeber of Northern...

Hello, There are so many topics about this but I just wanted a quick bit of advice before I go to court with Northern Rail. I lived in Bramley and I was getting the train to Harrogate for work - I needed to change in Leeds. I was running late (same old story) so boarded the train without a...