Hello all,
I was recently stopped for travelling unintentionally on an expired railcard on a South Western Railways service. Contact details were taken and I was told prosecutions department would be informed and to expect a letter. Rather going through all the details of what happened right now, i'm content to wait until I receive said letter before asking for specific advice. That said, I'd be interested in views as to how amenable SWR are to settling out of court as a general rule. From scanning this forum it appears each train operator handles prosecutions differently, with some seeming taking a tougher stance, aiming to maximize convictions. But I've not yet been able to find somebody with a direct experience of prosecution by SWR.
Many thanks in advance for any advice.
I was recently stopped for travelling unintentionally on an expired railcard on a South Western Railways service. Contact details were taken and I was told prosecutions department would be informed and to expect a letter. Rather going through all the details of what happened right now, i'm content to wait until I receive said letter before asking for specific advice. That said, I'd be interested in views as to how amenable SWR are to settling out of court as a general rule. From scanning this forum it appears each train operator handles prosecutions differently, with some seeming taking a tougher stance, aiming to maximize convictions. But I've not yet been able to find somebody with a direct experience of prosecution by SWR.
Many thanks in advance for any advice.