| Falsley accused of train fare evasion 22:01 - Jun 29 with 3108 views | GaryPenrice |
Received a letter today from London Overground ordering me to cough up 125 quid or see them in court in two weeks. I'm not overly worried as I can prove my whereabouts on the day of the alleged incident, however it does make me wonder how my details got into to their hands. Is it a simple case of someone giving false details to a inspector? This is the only realistic scenario I can think of. I have never used a registered Oyster card and never travel on the route they say I dodged the fare on.
I know it's a weird thing to post but I'm struggling to find any info online about this kind of situation. Would really appreciate any help anyone could give me.
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| Falsley accused of train fare evasion on 22:09 - Jun 29 with 3071 views | Sudbury_Hill_R |
I work on the tube and it's all one and the same Company. Seems like false info given to the Revenue people. They would normally only check the address given to them. If you can prove it's not you all will be ok but as usual you will lose out on time, work etc to probably attend court. Insist on CCTV evidence too although most stations only keep CCTV for two weeks, then it's wiped out automatically. Make sure it is all cleared up though as these things can lead to other things ie non payment of fines, CCJ's etc that get stuck in the system. Good luck |  | | |
| Falsley accused of train fare evasion on 22:30 - Jun 29 with 3025 views | GaryPenrice |
| Falsley accused of train fare evasion on 22:09 - Jun 29 by Sudbury_Hill_R |
I work on the tube and it's all one and the same Company. Seems like false info given to the Revenue people. They would normally only check the address given to them. If you can prove it's not you all will be ok but as usual you will lose out on time, work etc to probably attend court. Insist on CCTV evidence too although most stations only keep CCTV for two weeks, then it's wiped out automatically. Make sure it is all cleared up though as these things can lead to other things ie non payment of fines, CCJ's etc that get stuck in the system. Good luck |
Cheers Sudbury, would love to get my hands on the cnt who used my details but obviously will probably never know. | | | |
| Falsley accused of train fare evasion on 22:47 - Jun 29 with 2996 views | loftboy |
About twenty years ago I received a fine I knew nothing about, trotted off to the court office to sort it out and was told " it's a no bail warrant go with this gentleman" I was promptly put in the cells untill a space was available to see me in court, eventually I explained and had to sign an afra David (sp) unfortunately the court had to send out for one, so the magistrate said he famous words " take him back down" they left the cell door open this time but I received no apology and after several hours was ready to confess to anything. |  |
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| Falsley accused of train fare evasion on 15:43 - Jun 30 with 2640 views | themodfather |
| Falsley accused of train fare evasion on 22:47 - Jun 29 by loftboy |
About twenty years ago I received a fine I knew nothing about, trotted off to the court office to sort it out and was told " it's a no bail warrant go with this gentleman" I was promptly put in the cells untill a space was available to see me in court, eventually I explained and had to sign an afra David (sp) unfortunately the court had to send out for one, so the magistrate said he famous words " take him back down" they left the cell door open this time but I received no apology and after several hours was ready to confess to anything. |
someone has used your id...they must know you and your post code...
i'm staff and i got one of those letters!!
some git /neighbour gave my name....when i contacted them and asked "didn't it register i'm staff"? "er, no"
"so did you check?"
if the address is confirmed and name is on electoral register they'll blindly issue fine.... | | | |
| Falsley accused of train fare evasion on 18:12 - Jun 30 with 2519 views | loftboy |
| Falsley accused of train fare evasion on 15:43 - Jun 30 by themodfather |
someone has used your id...they must know you and your post code...
i'm staff and i got one of those letters!!
some git /neighbour gave my name....when i contacted them and asked "didn't it register i'm staff"? "er, no"
"so did you check?"
if the address is confirmed and name is on electoral register they'll blindly issue fine.... |
That's what the magistrate decided, didn't stop the farker locking me up for several hours though. | |
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| Falsley accused of train fare evasion on 21:00 - Jun 30 with 2386 views | Harbour |
If you go to court and win make sure you ask for your costs i.e one days pay travel costs to and from court plus any other expences incurred the court should order tfl to pay you .. good luck thats a horrible experience to go through soory if this sounds obvious when your in court speak up be confident and have the proof with you - court can be a nerve wracking experience hope it turns out ok for you | | | |
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