Hi, I was wondering if I could please have some advice.
On [.. ]I got on the train at [...]to go to [..]. No conductor came down the train and due to me being in a rush I didn’t have time to purchase a ticket at the station. When I arrived at [...] after some persuasion from my friend (over message) who said she had done it before I purchased a ticket from the ticket office from [...] instead of from [...] - the station where I had actually got on.
After buying the ticket I was met by a man wearing a fluorescent jacket who asked to see my ticket I showed him and he said he didn’t believe I had got on at that station as they had been carrying out an exercise today giving people who got on at that station slips of yellow paper. I then admitted in panic I got on at [...] as I thought I would get in less trouble for this than saying [...]as [...] is further away from [...] than [...] He then took my details and being honest when asked why I had bought the wrong ticket I said it was to ‘save money’. Something I assume will be used against me but I wanted to be honest.
He said they would then contact me back and I would have a chance to have my say. I have looked online and am now worried I face prosecution, I’m only 18 I don’t want a criminal record. I have never ever done this before I use the trains weekly to get to my part time job and always always buy the correct ticket, could I use this as evidence to help me. I have made one stupid mistake and I don’t want it to stay with me forever.
Would really appreciate any advice
On [.. ]I got on the train at [...]to go to [..]. No conductor came down the train and due to me being in a rush I didn’t have time to purchase a ticket at the station. When I arrived at [...] after some persuasion from my friend (over message) who said she had done it before I purchased a ticket from the ticket office from [...] instead of from [...] - the station where I had actually got on.
After buying the ticket I was met by a man wearing a fluorescent jacket who asked to see my ticket I showed him and he said he didn’t believe I had got on at that station as they had been carrying out an exercise today giving people who got on at that station slips of yellow paper. I then admitted in panic I got on at [...] as I thought I would get in less trouble for this than saying [...]as [...] is further away from [...] than [...] He then took my details and being honest when asked why I had bought the wrong ticket I said it was to ‘save money’. Something I assume will be used against me but I wanted to be honest.
He said they would then contact me back and I would have a chance to have my say. I have looked online and am now worried I face prosecution, I’m only 18 I don’t want a criminal record. I have never ever done this before I use the trains weekly to get to my part time job and always always buy the correct ticket, could I use this as evidence to help me. I have made one stupid mistake and I don’t want it to stay with me forever.
Would really appreciate any advice
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