witlesss
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Hi everyone!
Saw a helpful thread on this from a few months back and now find myself in a similar situation so thought I would post and see if anyone would be able to help.
In 2022 I came home from university and brought a train ticket with my railcard, not realising it was expired (only by a few weeks) as I had not used it during my time away. When asked to show my railcard by a member of staff after my ticket was not working I discovered it was expired, and he said I could either pay a fine there or get sent a letter which would allow me to appeal. I chose to recieve a letter as he said I would have a chance of appealing the fine given it was an accident. I gave the correct address, but he wrote it down wrong and the letter was delivered to my neighbour who had just moved in and did not know my last name, so did not think to pass it on to us. I thought that was everything after not receiving a letter, but months later received another letter in the post saying I was due to make a court appearance and pay a fine, and could end up with a criminal record.
We got in contact with the court, and settled the matter with an out of court payment, as they acknowledged it was not my fault the original payment hadn't been made due to their mistake sending it to the wrong address. I paid the fine and have not heard anything of the matter since.
However, I am now in the process of starting a new job and need to complete a DBS check, and am wondering if this is something I have to disclose. I have seen some say on here things will not come up if settled out of court, however I am concerned if I do not mention it and it comes up I am at risk of getting into trouble with the employer, but likewise if I do mention it and it doesn't come up am I putting my job at risk for no reason?
The question where I think I may have to mention it reads:
"Have you ever been issued with a penalty notice for disorder or other fixed penalty notice (other than for parking)? If yes, please provide details including incident or offence, sentence or punishment, sentencing authority and dates."
Also worth noting that I am unsure whether this is a standard or enhanced DBS check, as the role is not within the police but does contain some work with legal data. Nothing has been said to me suggesting it is enhanced but it is a possibility due to the nature of the job.
Happy to provide more info or answer any questions.
Saw a helpful thread on this from a few months back and now find myself in a similar situation so thought I would post and see if anyone would be able to help.
In 2022 I came home from university and brought a train ticket with my railcard, not realising it was expired (only by a few weeks) as I had not used it during my time away. When asked to show my railcard by a member of staff after my ticket was not working I discovered it was expired, and he said I could either pay a fine there or get sent a letter which would allow me to appeal. I chose to recieve a letter as he said I would have a chance of appealing the fine given it was an accident. I gave the correct address, but he wrote it down wrong and the letter was delivered to my neighbour who had just moved in and did not know my last name, so did not think to pass it on to us. I thought that was everything after not receiving a letter, but months later received another letter in the post saying I was due to make a court appearance and pay a fine, and could end up with a criminal record.
We got in contact with the court, and settled the matter with an out of court payment, as they acknowledged it was not my fault the original payment hadn't been made due to their mistake sending it to the wrong address. I paid the fine and have not heard anything of the matter since.
However, I am now in the process of starting a new job and need to complete a DBS check, and am wondering if this is something I have to disclose. I have seen some say on here things will not come up if settled out of court, however I am concerned if I do not mention it and it comes up I am at risk of getting into trouble with the employer, but likewise if I do mention it and it doesn't come up am I putting my job at risk for no reason?
The question where I think I may have to mention it reads:
"Have you ever been issued with a penalty notice for disorder or other fixed penalty notice (other than for parking)? If yes, please provide details including incident or offence, sentence or punishment, sentencing authority and dates."
Also worth noting that I am unsure whether this is a standard or enhanced DBS check, as the role is not within the police but does contain some work with legal data. Nothing has been said to me suggesting it is enhanced but it is a possibility due to the nature of the job.
Happy to provide more info or answer any questions.