Hi, I’m looking for some advice on the following incident.
I was recently travelling from Porth to Cardiff Central. I normally buy a ticket from the machine, but on arrival to the station the train was already there. So to avoid missing my train I jumped on with the intention of purchasing a ticket. As the train was so overcrowded the conductor went straight into his cabin and did not check any fares. On arrival at Cardiff, I went straight to the office to purchase a ticket. I explained the above and requested to purchase a return ticket right there and then. A member of the revenue protection team then approached me and asked me the same. Again, I explained what had happened and requested to purchase another ticket. However, I was told that “it was too late for that”! He said I should expect a letter in the next few weeks. I subsequently ended up purchasing a return on my way back home from Cardiff.
A letter has now arrived which states that my file is currently with the prosecution team for consideration and whether it should be placed in a magistrates court.
I want to avoid this at all costs, this is the first time for me to ever be involved with RPT. I always buy weekly tickets but on this occasion it was more cost effective for me to buy singles (I was going on holiday mid way through the week.
I understand that I’ve done wrong due to my lateness but I would very much like to settle this out of court.
What’s the best way to achieve this?
Thanks
I was recently travelling from Porth to Cardiff Central. I normally buy a ticket from the machine, but on arrival to the station the train was already there. So to avoid missing my train I jumped on with the intention of purchasing a ticket. As the train was so overcrowded the conductor went straight into his cabin and did not check any fares. On arrival at Cardiff, I went straight to the office to purchase a ticket. I explained the above and requested to purchase a return ticket right there and then. A member of the revenue protection team then approached me and asked me the same. Again, I explained what had happened and requested to purchase another ticket. However, I was told that “it was too late for that”! He said I should expect a letter in the next few weeks. I subsequently ended up purchasing a return on my way back home from Cardiff.
A letter has now arrived which states that my file is currently with the prosecution team for consideration and whether it should be placed in a magistrates court.
I want to avoid this at all costs, this is the first time for me to ever be involved with RPT. I always buy weekly tickets but on this occasion it was more cost effective for me to buy singles (I was going on holiday mid way through the week.
I understand that I’ve done wrong due to my lateness but I would very much like to settle this out of court.
What’s the best way to achieve this?
Thanks