Hello there,
i received letter from prosecution department "Notice of intention to prosecute"
they found two alleged offence against me
1. giving false name and address ,
2. intention of travel without having a valid ticket entitling to travel,
so here's my response to them
Dear Sir/Madam,
I accept the liability that I was travelling without an appropriate ticket.
I boarded your company’s train service at Huntingdon station with the intent to travel to King’s Cross station on the 6th of January.
As later I had to travel to elephant and castle station
I asked one of the members of staff at ST. Pancras station if I was eligible to travel to Elephant and Castle station with my off peak day return ticket.
It was mentioned LONDON TERMINALS (Huntingdon-London Terminals) in that ticket.
As most of the time I saw LONDON TERMINALS in my ticket but I never understand what was the meaning of it .
I thought it might be the ticket for any terminals in London.
So this time I asked one of the members of staff at ST. Pancras station that if I was eligible to travel with that ticket to elephant and castle station.
The staff looked at my ticket and said yes.
Then that staff opened the barrier for me.
So I travelled to elephant and castle station with that ticket.
As there was no barrier at Elephant castle station, so nobody stopped me there.
But when I came back from Elephant and Castle to ST. Pancras the staff at the barrier stopped me.
The staff said it was not an appropriate ticket for travel between these stations.
Upon being stopped by the Revenue Protection Inspector, I cooperated willingly to clarify my honest mistake
and provided personal information to aid his work.
As there was some issue with my name and address, but the officer got it right from my ID in the end.
At that time, I was under great stress from my studies and I was very nervous with the questionnaires by the Revenue Protection Inspector.
I was very scared as it was my first-time experience.
I'm deeply sorry for any inconvenience that might cause to that officer regarding my name and address.
I was willing to pay for the ticket price, but however I did not have the means to pay due to my financial circumstances at that time.
From my conversations with the Revenue Protection Inspector,
I was under the impression that I was only being contacted to pay the ticket price or Penalty Fare.
As you can imagine, receiving this prosecution notice has placed me under unduly stress.
I have to stress it was not my intention to defraud Govia Thameslink Railway and I sympathise with the need for ticket enforcement to root out dishonest fare dodgers.
I didn't have any intention or whatsoever to travel without a ticket.
I had been given wrong information by the staff at ST. Pancras station which led me to mistakenly travel without a ticket.
Though I had an off peak day return ticket from HUNTINGDON to LONDON TERMINALS.
It was an honest mistake; I offer my sincerest apologies for my idiotic mistake.
This is my first incident and it will also be my last
I would love to pay the correct fare and any costs that have incurred in processing of the case.
Again, I apologise profusely for my error.
Yours faithfully,
*****
[Note: I am sending my last few months’ statement just to show that I always buy ticket. sometimes I pay by cash for the ticket as well.]
in reply the said
"i refer to the above reference and your recent letter.
having considered the points you have raised i'm writing to inform you this department will be going forward with the case
A summons to attend magistrates court will be sent to you in due course.
should you require any further information then please do not hesitate to contact me."
what shall i do now. anybody please help me. i am lost..