hattontrains
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Good evening, I stupidly decided to fare evade in November of 2024, where one time I got on the train and an inspector asked for tickets and I obviously failed to show a valid one. The ticket inspector asked for my name and address and date of birth, and I haven't heard anything since.
A week or two later, a bit more of a bizarre incident happened. I boarded a train at Warwick, a station behind my regular stop Hatton. A ticket inspector then asked me to show my ticket, and I didn't have a printed ticket, however I had an email reciept showing my ticket, which was only valid from Hatton to my destination, not valid from Warwick which was a station one stop behind Hatton. Now, the ticket inspector took a photo of this email reciept on his phone, and told me to go and print out my ticket once we arrived at my stop (the train terminates at my destination so he could definitely wait). Thinking about it, I probably should have just left the station, but I decided to print out the ticket and show him, and it was of course not valid for the stops. He then asked me which stop I got on, when I panicked and said Hatton, which wasn't true and he called me out on it. I did later own up and say I had got on a station behind the one my ticket was valid for. The inspector then yelled at me for lying while we were at the station, before taking away my ticket and making me pay for a new one at the ticket kiosk at my destination. Thankfully, the ticket kiosk worker was a lot more understanding and warned me not to do this again and gave me back my ticket. However, I had written down my name, address, date of birth, and he even made me sign my signature to verify the details I had provided were true, as he thought I was lying about those as well.
For context, I am 16 years old, and own a railcard which I showed on both occassions. I take this route for school every day, but on this occassion, I had to get on at Warwick due to personal reasons.
Do you guys have any advice on what I could do, and if its likely I will get anything more than a penalty fare? Thank you.
A week or two later, a bit more of a bizarre incident happened. I boarded a train at Warwick, a station behind my regular stop Hatton. A ticket inspector then asked me to show my ticket, and I didn't have a printed ticket, however I had an email reciept showing my ticket, which was only valid from Hatton to my destination, not valid from Warwick which was a station one stop behind Hatton. Now, the ticket inspector took a photo of this email reciept on his phone, and told me to go and print out my ticket once we arrived at my stop (the train terminates at my destination so he could definitely wait). Thinking about it, I probably should have just left the station, but I decided to print out the ticket and show him, and it was of course not valid for the stops. He then asked me which stop I got on, when I panicked and said Hatton, which wasn't true and he called me out on it. I did later own up and say I had got on a station behind the one my ticket was valid for. The inspector then yelled at me for lying while we were at the station, before taking away my ticket and making me pay for a new one at the ticket kiosk at my destination. Thankfully, the ticket kiosk worker was a lot more understanding and warned me not to do this again and gave me back my ticket. However, I had written down my name, address, date of birth, and he even made me sign my signature to verify the details I had provided were true, as he thought I was lying about those as well.
For context, I am 16 years old, and own a railcard which I showed on both occassions. I take this route for school every day, but on this occassion, I had to get on at Warwick due to personal reasons.
Do you guys have any advice on what I could do, and if its likely I will get anything more than a penalty fare? Thank you.
