Hi Guys,
Back in September I was cautioned by SWT trains in south London, and had a statement taken. I was caught without a ticket and was found to have given incorrect details. Before giving incorrect details (regrettable) I offered to pay 50% of the penalty fee, which I had in cash and they would then send me a bill for the remaining balance, this is when the incorrect details were given and the situation spiralled out of control
I received a letter from the prosecutions department in November asking to verify and confirm my name and address, NI number, DOB etc, which I supplied them with. They also asked for any mitigating circumstances. Quite frankly I didn’t have any mitigating circumstances, except that this was the first time this has happened to me and I normally pay my fares.
Essentially my question is this, I have been preparing myself for the worst, essentially a criminal record and some sort of fine. But what I’m not happy about is how long I’ve been left in limbo not knowing. Its coming up to 6 months since the incident, do any of you fair minded people know how slow/fast the wheels of the SWT prosecutions department work??