I have recieved a letter from fcc saying they are intending to prosecture as I was travelling with an invalid ticket. The ticket was invalid for 2 reasons, it was a 3 person grouosave and there was 2/3 of us there and it was a return ticket I had purchased at 5pm on the tuesday and was travelling back at 6am on the wednesday.
I thought my ticket was valid as I had never heard all 3 persons of the groupsave had to travel together (I presumed the ticket officer who we purchased it from would have told us this??) and secondly I had heard return tickets were valid until before rush hour of the next morning, ie catch the early trains back before 6:30 (I was on the 6.06).
I offered to pay the fine but they are prosecuting instread. The ticket I should have bought cost 7.50. I am a veterinary student and am terrified that if I get a criminal convicion I will not be able to become a vet. Can someone help me and let me know what my options are to avoid this????
I thought my ticket was valid as I had never heard all 3 persons of the groupsave had to travel together (I presumed the ticket officer who we purchased it from would have told us this??) and secondly I had heard return tickets were valid until before rush hour of the next morning, ie catch the early trains back before 6:30 (I was on the 6.06).
I offered to pay the fine but they are prosecuting instread. The ticket I should have bought cost 7.50. I am a veterinary student and am terrified that if I get a criminal convicion I will not be able to become a vet. Can someone help me and let me know what my options are to avoid this????