ok here's my story...

as i was walking to the station today i saw the train coming, so ran to the station to get the train, just maaking it. now i hadn't yet bought a ticket. (i get dailys) but i thought "nevermind, i'll get one at the [Fares to Pay]" kiosk at london bridge station (which i've done before twice in the past year with no problem)

now, i get there, Q up, and go to pay, and i get told they cannot give me a ticket, as the ticked office at MY station was open, so i've got to pay 25quid on the spot fine. I explained that 1) i didnt know this 2) i'd done it before without any problem and the (now cocky) bloke still insisted i pay a fine. I asked to see a supervisor, but was refused.

So, i refussed to pay the fine,on the spot, and asked to have it filled out properly etc. so took down my details and gave me a form etc. He also asked for the £3.20 single fare, which i gave him.

Now, should i contest this or should i just pay up?

as far as i'm aware i made a genuine mistake (ie didnt psychicly know that the fares to pay booth should only be used if ticket offices are closed) and was not fare dodging, i had every intention (and infact tried to...) pay my fare

what you recon i should do?

it's not so mucht he 25quid fine i'm worried about, mroe the principal of the thing.

ps i filled my my CORRECT details, i didn't use a made up name&address (which i probably should hve done... lol) however i did sign my signature wrong just incase i wanted to use the "it wasnt me" line

 

Buy an annual ticket

 

So he couldn't sell you a ticket, but when you refused to pay the fine he took the value of the ticket from you?

Did he give you a receipt for the "ticket" value?
Seems like you've paid for a ticket Without being challenged to show one, they cannot say you were trying to avoid the fare when you tried to buy a ticket.

Contest it.

 

lol, surely you could have just walked away from him and told him to shove it if he was being like that, or was there barriers? Screw them, the trains cost a bomb and are total crap, and you were trying to be honest. Sort of thing I would get proper on my high horse about tbh. lol.

 

No he HAD to get one otherwise he wouldnt have got through the barriers ... Unless he wanted to "bumrush"

 

bumrush

yes its london bidge and you cant get throught the barriers.

altho ive seen SOOOO many people jump em and the ticket office staff dont even flinch

 

long story short you will lose as if the ticket office at your station was open then u could have bought a ticket, the fact that you were late for your train is no ones problem but your own, fact is u travelled without paying in advance and that is a penalty fare offence m8

 

yes but is it really? i mean they put ticket sellers on trains and "fares to pay" booths at stations

also i have never seen anything explaining that thats not allowed. and there's certainly no signs telling me that as i get on a train.

 

http://www.setrains.co.uk/SETrains/C...engersCharter/

 

as if i've read their fucking charter, i can barely read a time-table

ok i guess i'll try and argue the toss by writing to them, but if they corner me into it i'll just pay up

OR i just say that its nothing to do with me and someone must have put down my details to try and get out of paying a fare, what you recon? there can't be that many people that actually put down their REAL name & address

 

Jim, how often are you up town chap - im guessing it costs you about 5 quid a day for the train - and when a week ticket is only 20 quid, or a monthly one only 70, won't it be easier to do that?

(i would never get more than a monthly one, as i wouldn't fancy losing a grand worth of train fares )

 

Depends how big yer balls are..... cctv anyone? Do they have it at train stations now?

 

and on trains to now, not all yet but soon will be

 

yeah, all london is covered by the bloody things!
and jim, lets be honest, its gona be quite obvious its you on the cctv!

 

No....but I bet they have lots of cameras showing your route through the system Jimbo ......plus, look at the title of your thread

Bit of a bitch as your intentions were good....

EDIT: must press SUBMIT when I've finished typing a post and not go reading other threads first

 

Surely Graceland will be the man to ask

 

make sure you know what price the ticket costs, tell them youve lost it, they ask price to see if you get it right, you tell them, they believe you and let you go, job done.

not like ive ever done that or anything, officer.