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It is very unwise to suggest to anyone seeking advice following an incident that the outcome might be the same as another person's outcome from a different incident. We don't know enough from kye_412's resport to tell whether the circumstances would be captured by the RoRA or by the Railway...

Stealing a bag of crisps and fare evasion are both classed as 'crimes of dishonesty', and will be relevant considerations in assessing a person's suitability for a job which includes, e.g., cash handling.

Where a service on a high frequency line is delayed, then it becomes quite probable that the passenger will be on the platform in time to take an earlier service than the delayed train (and thereby, if it runs to time, arrive at the destination earler than the service booked on the Advance...

I would be very surprised if the response was anything other than a compliment for your intelligent planning! I was impressed and pleased to see that last night (a Saturday, when the last ECML southbound departure from Edinburgh leaves at 19:00), the last train south (an VTEC to Doncaster)...

As najaB rightly said, you won't be given a custodial sentence for a first offence (and I assume that this, if it reaches a Conviction in Court, would be your first offence for a ticketing offence). The correct procedure is for the Company to investigate the incidents including asking you for...

Four years ago, we had this discussion (in this thread about Titanic) :- The 17th June (this week) will be the 75th anniversary of the loss of the Lancastria - with a much bigger loss of life than Titanic and Lusitania together, and still the subject of silence by the UK government...

For a conviction for a railway ticketing Offence to appear on a DBS check (f.k.a. CBS) it will normally involve the intention to deprive the railway of the fare due, where the passenger makes some action or some statement which is evidence of that intention. From your description on here, I see...

Yes. That was one feature that I recognised straight away, but I'm sorry to see that some qualified and experienced tree surgeons have been felling and destroying habitats this spring, (contrary to the provisions of the 1981 Wildlife and Countryside Act). This is also the time of year to see...

Definitely! The relationship between the two is far more apparent than in the case of customers/ passengers/ trespassers, and any negligence by an employer will be captured b a raft of case law. It will cover many responsibilities, but there is also a raft of additional legislation...

For a helpful answer to this question, we could look at British Railways Board v Herrington (1972) AC 877 where the trespassers were injured while trespassing on railway property. In applying the law of Negligence, a Duty of Care plays an important part, and which is further sub-divided into...

The canon of Common Law is extremely helpful in providing answers to many questions which might otherwise be difficult to answer (as well as its other functions: providing a framework to inform citizens and bodies of actions which may be lawful and those which may be unlawful and a similar...

I had to laugh the other day when a Grand Central service to London was slightly delayed and an East Coast service was sent through York just ahead of it and both on the same platform. Several pax with dedicated Grand Central tickets boarded the wrong train. The guard at first urged them to...

I like this observation: I haven't travelled on an Edinburgh tram yet, but I do recognise the reference to the characteristically erratic vertical properties of the Capital's roads.

Just to assist anyone following this thread with a concern arising from a conviction for fare evasion, that penalty would be enforced as a criminal fine to be paid into court.

On discussing split ticketing with an East Coast guard today, his view was summarised in his closing remark : "It's the only way!".

In England and Wales that is correct. A Sheriff Officer, the equivalent in Scotland, may use reasonable force if it is necessary to gain entry if the citizen is at home and is simply refusing to open the door (and if it is not a Sunday).

I'm sorry that I'm unable to see why it is obvious that you would disagree with me. It's not unexpected, but neither is there any reason why it would be apparent. But anyway: I'm no longer clear whether I am debating a matter of law with you as the passenger or your 'solicitor friend' as a...

Good luck with your challenge in the County Court! The tickets could have been changed, right up to the day of travel, by yourself or someone acting for you (such as your friendly solicitor, or simply a friend), by taking the tickets to a station whose ticket office had access to pre-booked...

If there was to be a criticism of railforums, then I guess it would be that the number and the self-confidence of these 'lovers of complexity' has been enhanced by this forum and its activities. One recurring theme is to ridicule the word 'SIMPLE' with no apparent purpose other than to emphasise...

I've made four Newcastle - London journeys this week (on VTEC) and heard a message similar to the one reported by starmill on each of them. The message didn't strike me in the least as 'hostile' or 'unwelcoming'. I actually encounterd 6 guards on these trips. Two of them included a very kindly...