Freddie101
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Hi Everyone
Looking for some advice on the next steps with below and these forums have really helped me previously.
On 1st November 2023 my 20 year old sister was visiting me from Ireland. She has never lived or worked in the UK was just over for a few days.
She used the Trainline app for first time and bought a child’s fare ticket by accident from Tile Hill to Birmingham New Street.
She was stopped and issued a penalty fare (I do not know how much it was for) and used my address where she was staying in coventry as her home address when asked.
Following that she submitted an appeal through the appeals service website. I don’t know exactly what she had written and now we can’t find it but she said she explained, she was here on holiday, that she was a student not very strong financially, and bought the child’s fare by accident.
She received an email back on 13th Nov 2023 with a letter attached stating that on assessment the appeal had been declined and that she had to pay £55.40 or submit a further appeal. So it turns out she did not do either of these and basically ignored that letter (I don’t know why exactly).
A letter addressed to her came to my address in Coventry dated 2nd April 2024 (which I opened as she obviously doesn’t live here and has been back in Ireland since) and it is a single justice procedure notice stating need to respond in 21 days (which would be 23rd April 24)can pay a settlement offer online of £175 plus outstanding fare of £5.40 or plead guilty by post and get a 33% reduction on the fine, or plead guilty in court or plead not guilty in court.
I don’t know what to do here…
If I ignore this as technically she has not received the letter as she doesn’t live here will I have the bailiffs turning up at my house?!
Shall I call the number on the single justice procedure notice which says for all matters regarding this notice and explain the that she doesn’t live here so unable to sign a guilty plea and send the notice back to received the 33% reduction in fine?
Any advice on what to do here?
Thank you all
Looking for some advice on the next steps with below and these forums have really helped me previously.
On 1st November 2023 my 20 year old sister was visiting me from Ireland. She has never lived or worked in the UK was just over for a few days.
She used the Trainline app for first time and bought a child’s fare ticket by accident from Tile Hill to Birmingham New Street.
She was stopped and issued a penalty fare (I do not know how much it was for) and used my address where she was staying in coventry as her home address when asked.
Following that she submitted an appeal through the appeals service website. I don’t know exactly what she had written and now we can’t find it but she said she explained, she was here on holiday, that she was a student not very strong financially, and bought the child’s fare by accident.
She received an email back on 13th Nov 2023 with a letter attached stating that on assessment the appeal had been declined and that she had to pay £55.40 or submit a further appeal. So it turns out she did not do either of these and basically ignored that letter (I don’t know why exactly).
A letter addressed to her came to my address in Coventry dated 2nd April 2024 (which I opened as she obviously doesn’t live here and has been back in Ireland since) and it is a single justice procedure notice stating need to respond in 21 days (which would be 23rd April 24)can pay a settlement offer online of £175 plus outstanding fare of £5.40 or plead guilty by post and get a 33% reduction on the fine, or plead guilty in court or plead not guilty in court.
I don’t know what to do here…
If I ignore this as technically she has not received the letter as she doesn’t live here will I have the bailiffs turning up at my house?!
Shall I call the number on the single justice procedure notice which says for all matters regarding this notice and explain the that she doesn’t live here so unable to sign a guilty plea and send the notice back to received the 33% reduction in fine?
Any advice on what to do here?
Thank you all
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