Welcome to the forum.
First of all there is no need to panic. Whilst I realise this may feel like the worst thing in the world at the moment, it's definitely something you can get through. You are unlikely to lose your job over a single ticket violation. But from this point forward you absolutely must be honest: with us, with TfL, and most important with yourself. We can help you and we help lots of people, but we cannot give you good advice if you do not tell us the whole story, if you change what you tell us, or if you drip-feed information over the course of several days. In particular, if you're "not sure" whether you've lied or not I suggest you really jog your memory and reflect; this incident happened recently so it's hard to forget what has happened.
To get the easy thing out of the way first...
Now I have some questions to help me and other forum members help you. Please answer them using the same numbering. If you do not know or remember, say so rather than guessing.
First of all there is no need to panic. Whilst I realise this may feel like the worst thing in the world at the moment, it's definitely something you can get through. You are unlikely to lose your job over a single ticket violation. But from this point forward you absolutely must be honest: with us, with TfL, and most important with yourself. We can help you and we help lots of people, but we cannot give you good advice if you do not tell us the whole story, if you change what you tell us, or if you drip-feed information over the course of several days. In particular, if you're "not sure" whether you've lied or not I suggest you really jog your memory and reflect; this incident happened recently so it's hard to forget what has happened.
To get the easy thing out of the way first...
This will not make any difference.There is also the question of when they should show you the card with the rights on it - mine was shown to me right at the end before getting a receipt for my Oyster card.
Now I have some questions to help me and other forum members help you. Please answer them using the same numbering. If you do not know or remember, say so rather than guessing.
- At what point in your journey were you stopped? I understand it was at Liverpool Street station, was it at the start or the end of the journey?
- Was this at the National Rail (upstairs) or TfL (downstairs) part of the station?
- Please upload a copy/photograph of all paperwork or documents given to you by the inspectors, covering or blocking any personal information.
- You said that you presented to the inspectors a "plain Oyster card" "under your dad's name". Can you clarify please. Was it a plain Oyster card or did it have a name/photo on?
- You said you thought your Oyster card had a 16-25 Railcard attached to it. When and where did you ask to have the Railcard discount added to your Oyster card?
- Did you show the inspector a valid, in-date 16-25 Railcard?
- Does your father actually work for TfL, and if not, has he ever worked there?
- You say that you noticed your card had "a heavy discount" but "you never questioned it". Why?
- How did you continue your journey after you were finished dealing with the inspectors?