Mamfy
New Member
I was stopped at Marylebone on 26th March for the inspector to check my railcard. My 16-17 Saver had been renewed on 27 Aug 22 but had failed to update in the App. I have proof of purchase. t.i.l. are trying to do me for travelling without a valid railcard from August 22 to March 23 and have been through my Trainline account to find all of my journeys. They have demanded £516.30 in unpaid fares + £100 fine. I think that this is so unfair?
The other thing is I turned 18 on 27 Feb 23, so the journey from Marylebone to Bicester, when I was stopped, was a mistake by me, forgetting that the Railcard would expire when I turned 18. So really, I should only be charged for that journey + the fine? I did offer to pay for the few journeys that I made last August before I realised that my Railcard had expired, which they rejected.
Timeline:
22 July 22; 16-17 Railcard expired
1 Aug - 19 Aug 22; four local journeys made (for which I agree to pay)
27 Aug 22; renewed 16-17 Railcard before boarding train to Edinburgh (I checked before boarding!). The renewal would not show in the App & stupidly, I forgot to sort it out.
27 Feb 23; turned 18, making 16-17 Railcard no longer valid (but the App still showing it expired in July 22)
26 Mar 23; got pulled up by a ticket inspector at Marylebone
Please help, they have now said an application for the issue of a summons may now be made. This is my first offence.
Thank you in advance
The other thing is I turned 18 on 27 Feb 23, so the journey from Marylebone to Bicester, when I was stopped, was a mistake by me, forgetting that the Railcard would expire when I turned 18. So really, I should only be charged for that journey + the fine? I did offer to pay for the few journeys that I made last August before I realised that my Railcard had expired, which they rejected.
Timeline:
22 July 22; 16-17 Railcard expired
1 Aug - 19 Aug 22; four local journeys made (for which I agree to pay)
27 Aug 22; renewed 16-17 Railcard before boarding train to Edinburgh (I checked before boarding!). The renewal would not show in the App & stupidly, I forgot to sort it out.
27 Feb 23; turned 18, making 16-17 Railcard no longer valid (but the App still showing it expired in July 22)
26 Mar 23; got pulled up by a ticket inspector at Marylebone
Please help, they have now said an application for the issue of a summons may now be made. This is my first offence.
Thank you in advance