Hey there,
I’m asking on behalf of my partners dad who got himself into a bit of a situation over an outdated rail card..
He had been travelling from Teignmouth to Taunton on a rail card which he didn’t realise was actually two weeks out of date.
He was told by the ticket inspector that it was out of date and he needed to pay the amount he’d saved with the railcard, a small amount around £3.
He refused to pay it out of principal and the conductor took his name and said he’d be sent a fine when they found his details.
He never received a Penalty Charge to his address, however he did end up with a court summons which he then found out they’d sent the penalty charge to an incorrect address he’d never lived at.
Now obviously the best thing in this situation would have been to pay the small fine when on the train but he didn’t and he’s now in this situation and I’m trying to see if my thinking around it is correct before seeking legal advice.
* He’s not contesting the fine or the penalty charge notice as he didn’t pay it so isn’t expecting to have no fine.
* As the notice was never sent to him, does he have grounds to settle out of court on the original penalty charge amount as he was unaware of it until the court summons?
Thanks in advance,
I’m asking on behalf of my partners dad who got himself into a bit of a situation over an outdated rail card..
He had been travelling from Teignmouth to Taunton on a rail card which he didn’t realise was actually two weeks out of date.
He was told by the ticket inspector that it was out of date and he needed to pay the amount he’d saved with the railcard, a small amount around £3.
He refused to pay it out of principal and the conductor took his name and said he’d be sent a fine when they found his details.
He never received a Penalty Charge to his address, however he did end up with a court summons which he then found out they’d sent the penalty charge to an incorrect address he’d never lived at.
Now obviously the best thing in this situation would have been to pay the small fine when on the train but he didn’t and he’s now in this situation and I’m trying to see if my thinking around it is correct before seeking legal advice.
* He’s not contesting the fine or the penalty charge notice as he didn’t pay it so isn’t expecting to have no fine.
* As the notice was never sent to him, does he have grounds to settle out of court on the original penalty charge amount as he was unaware of it until the court summons?
Thanks in advance,