Prosecution

[sa170]

Id keep waiting as they may be busy but give 0333 311 0006 a call and see if they can point you to the prosecutions team

ok, thank you

 

[sa170]

Just letting you know, it's been 11 weeks and i still haven't received a thing...
I will update you once i have though. My anxiety about this has come down over time, as i have learnt to accept my mistake and know that it will not happen again and deal with the consequences - just wanted to say thank you for your help Will let you know the outcome so that other people can see what happens too.

 

[sa170]

Still nothing....

 

[sa170]

Sorry all, its now 29th November and been 16 weeks and still nothing... is this unusual?

 

[NoOnesFool]

Sorry all, its now 29th November and been 16 weeks and still nothing... is this unusual?

London North Western Railway have 6 months from the time that you committed the offence to commence legal action.

 

[gray1404]

Lets hope they run out if time to take any further action. Occasionally happens.

 

[sa170]

London North Western Railway have 6 months from the time that you committed the offence to commence legal action.

So if it comes to 6 months, then its invalid?

 

[sa170]

Lets hope they run out if time to take any further action. Occasionally happens.

I won't hold my breath, but you never know

 

[gray1404]

If they do not lay papers before the court within 6 months (i.e. make their application - so an actual court appearance could be after 6 months) of the alleged offence they can no longer take it further.

 

[sa170]

If they do not lay papers before the court within 6 months (i.e. make their application - so an actual court appearance could be after 6 months) of the alleged offence they can no longer take it further.

ok thank you- will let you know

 

[radamfi]

What happens if correspondence gets lost in the post?

 

[cuccir]

It's probably not worth speculating too much about that, unless there's a reason to believe it might get lost.

But the answer is that LNWR would presume that the correspondence is being ignored; what they do next would be up to them.
In an absolute worse case scenario, and lost post results in someone being prosecuted in their absence, then this prosecution is easily overturned via a stautory declaration - but we're nowhere near that yet.

 

[radamfi]

Correspondence of such importance shouldn't be by post. There should be an option to set up a secure messaging system with the TOC, like what you get with online banking.

 

[najaB]

There should be an option to set up a secure messaging system with the TOC, like what you get with online banking.

The problem being, how to set that up in the first place.

 

[ainsworth74]

But it isn't sent via that method so there is no point in discussing it further on this thread. Anyone who does wish to discuss it further is welcome to do so in a new thread.

 

[sa170]

Just to say I have been at my address for over 4 years and have never had an issue with post and gave them that address - still nothing by the way...