Today I stupidly decided to use my mums staff nominee Oyster card.
It’s the 1st of the month and I was intending to add a monthly Travelcard to my oyster.
However due to running late and figuring there’s no way I'll be able to queue at the Oyster machine for ages and make it on time to work I took my mums oyster.
I tapped in at my station and when I tapped out at the station to get to work a staff who works in the underground stopped me and asked to see the ID.
I showed her and said it’s my mums, I shouldn’t have used it but it was just for today. And she took me to the side and said I can’t use it and asked me a few questions such as where I travelled from (zone 2 to zone 1).
She also asked for my name and address and how I usually travel with tfl and I said I either monthly travel or single fares.
She knew I was in a rush and explained she has to take the card. She said I’ll get a letter and I can respond to the letter to explain the situation and also she has her notes down.
After that she showed me the caution thing on the back and read it and she tapped me out and let me go.
I’m really stressed out because I recently got my graduate job and I’m training to be a chartered accountant. I don’t want to get any criminal convictions and risk my entire future how likely is it that it’ll get taken to court and what should I do when receiving the letter.
It’s the 1st of the month and I was intending to add a monthly Travelcard to my oyster.
However due to running late and figuring there’s no way I'll be able to queue at the Oyster machine for ages and make it on time to work I took my mums oyster.
I tapped in at my station and when I tapped out at the station to get to work a staff who works in the underground stopped me and asked to see the ID.
I showed her and said it’s my mums, I shouldn’t have used it but it was just for today. And she took me to the side and said I can’t use it and asked me a few questions such as where I travelled from (zone 2 to zone 1).
She also asked for my name and address and how I usually travel with tfl and I said I either monthly travel or single fares.
She knew I was in a rush and explained she has to take the card. She said I’ll get a letter and I can respond to the letter to explain the situation and also she has her notes down.
After that she showed me the caution thing on the back and read it and she tapped me out and let me go.
I’m really stressed out because I recently got my graduate job and I’m training to be a chartered accountant. I don’t want to get any criminal convictions and risk my entire future how likely is it that it’ll get taken to court and what should I do when receiving the letter.
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