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"...made an inappropriate decision..." To do what? Do you mean "I made an inappropriate decision and lied about having a Railcard"?

It's correct that an appeal can't be overturned. But you said upthread "They may have confused cases, or sent out the wrong template letter." So if that were the case, the appeal was denied but the wrong letter was sent out, then that can be corrected. Albeit with some hassle, but it's worth...

"Disposal" just means the sentence. And the fine is determined by what you can afford based on your income. Bear in mind that the fine is on top of the penalty and admin fee payable to the railway company.

I don't know why the cases were treated differently. But it seems that the penalty fare was correctly issued. Split tickets can save money but that comes with complications. Your split ticket had a portion of it with an advanced fare. That sort of ticket can only be used on specified trains...

Criminal fines do not go away if they are unpaid. There is no time limit and the debt collection agency has (it seems) eventually caught up with him. If you just bat it back to them, the sum will increase and they will track your son down at some point. As the original penalty was apparently...

The notice says you had an advance fare, not an anytime fare. Advance fares are for a timed train. Is that what you're tickets say?

I guess the reverse asks you to plead guilty or not guilty. You are guilty, so that is what you should plead. Then write a response as per the post above. You can post your proposed reply here for comment. The best advice is to admit what you have done and to be open and honest in your reply.

The letter from the school is the way to go. I suspect that the true offender knows your son and therefore superficially resembles him ie same gender, age group, similar build etc. Bearing in mend the nature of ID photos, the physical description will probably look like the ID picture.

Did the staff scan your ticket or take your details? If so they can (and will) identify you and with this sort of behaviour, I guess they will prosecute. If your ticket was not scanned or they don't have your details, then they cannot follow you up. But they will remember your face and you may...

It really is far far too long and you don't need all of the explanation of what you did as they already know that. That bit can be chopped hugely. I think that saying "want to contribute in creating a modern, efficient and safer railway. " Is a bit over the top! I think you need to cut it...

I think it was a fair letter back this them. Please come back here when they respond.

You probably don't need a solicitor. This is a simple case of you travelling without a valid ticket. TFL see hundreds of cases like this all the time. The issues with your card are not relevant. I am assuming this is the only time you have done this. If not, then other advice may apply. If it...

So you gave them the correct address but he recorded it wrongly? How wrong is it? Completely different or just a slight misspelling?

To be honest I can't remember but the tickets came from trainsplit.com. I probably accessed that via this website but I can't really remember.

I did actually look at the website and it says "Normal service to Bristol Temple Meads". This is a confusing statement. On reflection I guess that means services from the north not progressing south and therefore by extrapolation no service coming from Plymouth, but it gave no positive...

Yesterday (9 May) I had to travel from Taunton to Newcastle for a funeral. The only possible service was the cross country 0746 from Taunton. Being "in the know" about trains, I checked realtime trains at about 7am and imagine my horror to see the train cancelled between Plymouth and Bristol...

You do need to wait for the letter, but depending on what that says, this is a good response. South eastern are almost always happy to settle out of court, so a positive response is a good possibility. Just make sure you always buy valid tickets here on in.

My experience is that Chiltern will almost certainly prosecute you but there is a small glimmer of hope that they might go for out of court if you cooperate completely and you are totally honest. You say you gave him your details which I guess included your correct address? If so they will look...

It's regulation 13 of the Penalty Fares Regulations. see: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2018/366/regulation/13/made