Hi,
We were Travelling on the return leg of our London - Newcastle (returning back to London) on August 4th. We had missed our train and got on the next one. We were told at the ticket barrier that it shouldn't be an issue. Hindsight, we should have checked prior to boarding the next train. As a result, my missus and I got an unpaid fare notice for the leg down to London for £79.85 each.
A couple questions about our plan to appeal
1) I'm assuming given I have only 21 days that it's best to pay and file the appeal to prevent any fines?
2) Despite what we were told at the ticket barriers, I know they're going to throw it back saying I should have checked before boarding the actual train. I'm guessing go with the apologetic view?
We were Travelling on the return leg of our London - Newcastle (returning back to London) on August 4th. We had missed our train and got on the next one. We were told at the ticket barrier that it shouldn't be an issue. Hindsight, we should have checked prior to boarding the next train. As a result, my missus and I got an unpaid fare notice for the leg down to London for £79.85 each.
A couple questions about our plan to appeal
1) I'm assuming given I have only 21 days that it's best to pay and file the appeal to prevent any fines?
2) Despite what we were told at the ticket barriers, I know they're going to throw it back saying I should have checked before boarding the actual train. I'm guessing go with the apologetic view?