Hello everyone,
i was just hoping you could give me abit of advice, some time in December i travelled from Canterbury west to st Pancras however i only bought a online ticket for Stratford international to st Pancras so that i could get out of the barriers at st Pancras however the train missed Stratford as it was already running late and what to catch up, as a result when i put my ticket in the barriers it was rejected. I was told to speak to someone in plain clothes(revenue protection officer) not station staff she interviewed me and i said that “ i paid for a cash ticket from Canterbury west to st Pancras but station staff at Canterbury told me that the train wasn’t stopping at Stratford so my safest bet was to take the train to St Pancras then change.” However, she didn’t fully believe this and still placed me under caution i was in abit of a rush so signed the interview and was on my way expecting to receive a fine in the post. As i do not stay at my london address i did not see any of there letters until april 7th with a court date on april the 21st. I immediately wrote and out of cout settlement letter offering to pay the full fare plus any fees and sent it off by next day tracking it was received however i have not heard anything back and my court date is around the corner. I know that apparently i may be to come to an agreement with the prosecutor before the case but i still do not know whether i should plead guilty or not.
might i also add that this is my first time ever getting caught so didn’t understand the process i thought i would just have to pay the fine on the spot if caught, however the revenue protection officer did not offer this option but did write on the statement that she asked me” was i aware that i did not have the means to travel before starting your journey” to which I didn’t answer, I don’t believe this to be true however it was months ago so can hardly remember.
i was just hoping you could give me abit of advice, some time in December i travelled from Canterbury west to st Pancras however i only bought a online ticket for Stratford international to st Pancras so that i could get out of the barriers at st Pancras however the train missed Stratford as it was already running late and what to catch up, as a result when i put my ticket in the barriers it was rejected. I was told to speak to someone in plain clothes(revenue protection officer) not station staff she interviewed me and i said that “ i paid for a cash ticket from Canterbury west to st Pancras but station staff at Canterbury told me that the train wasn’t stopping at Stratford so my safest bet was to take the train to St Pancras then change.” However, she didn’t fully believe this and still placed me under caution i was in abit of a rush so signed the interview and was on my way expecting to receive a fine in the post. As i do not stay at my london address i did not see any of there letters until april 7th with a court date on april the 21st. I immediately wrote and out of cout settlement letter offering to pay the full fare plus any fees and sent it off by next day tracking it was received however i have not heard anything back and my court date is around the corner. I know that apparently i may be to come to an agreement with the prosecutor before the case but i still do not know whether i should plead guilty or not.
might i also add that this is my first time ever getting caught so didn’t understand the process i thought i would just have to pay the fine on the spot if caught, however the revenue protection officer did not offer this option but did write on the statement that she asked me” was i aware that i did not have the means to travel before starting your journey” to which I didn’t answer, I don’t believe this to be true however it was months ago so can hardly remember.