hi just wondering if old-codja would be able to offer me some advice. Just like Rosa2009 My husband was caught using his fathers freedom pass just after xmas. It is totally out of character for him and he knows he has been a fool, he has never done this before. This week he received his court summons for the end of june, he has sent back the form saying that he will be pleading guilty and not attending and he has also sent a letter of what we believe to be mitigating circumstances, these are basically the following, my husband has had the most horrendous last 6 months in June 2009 his beloved mother suddenly died aged 66 and then in mid november his father suddenly became ill and died 3 weeks later (10th December aged 67) so in 5 and half months he lost both his mother and father, leaving him absolutely devasted and in deep shock and not in the right frame of mind, on the day of the offence him and his sisters were returning from the solicitors after the reading of his fathers will. There is absolutely no excuse for what he has done and he accepts that and is more that happy to pay any fine but he is worried about a criminal record, would writing to London underground prosecutions help, can they withdraw the summons or is it too late? I really would appreciate you advice.