Hello All, To update you all about my case - I did not hear anything from rail company for about 3.5 months after sending my apology letter. I tried calling them for many weeks and eventually someone in prosecutions answered my call. He told me that they did not receive my letter and I was lined up for prosecution. He asked me to fax them a copy of the letter. I did it along with the royal mail Signed for acknowledgment of my original letter. They sent me a fine plus admin fee after 3-4 days which I paid promptly. Thanks to all of you especially old-CodJA, honeybee, stigy and grotesque for the support during this stressful period. Few lessons learnt: 1. Never evade fare and always be carefulso that mistakes can be avoided. 2. A prosecution is a threat to your career, finances and international travel ! so risk is not worth. 3. If you do not receive any reply to your letter in couple of weeks, make sure you contact rail company and get confirmation on whether they have received your letter or not. I left it for months and it just meant more period of stress for me. 4. Always send letter using recorded signed for service and keep a copy of acknowledgment and all correspondence. Cheers - Luis

Weller : Can you provide the telephone number of the procecutions department please?

I offered to pay all unpaid fares and costs without mentioning a specific amount as I was not sure what should I put in. I am willing to pay any amount to get out of it

Hi.... I posted my response letter with apologies just over a week back. Any idea on how long does TOC take before they contact back or info on further steps from TOC will be helpful during the waiting period. Thanks - Luis.

After how many days, did you return your form?

Thanks OC. I will start preparing the letter. FYI: I have received only the verification letter at the moment.

Hello Everyone.. Any help/advise on writing the response letter? Cheers Luis

Details of letter: --------------------- On xx day 2011 at stratford a person gave above name/address when questioned by RPI about fare payment. Before I proceed further with the investigation of the matter, I would like to give you an oppurtunity to respond with your explanation re this incident. Please fill in the personal section and any comments can be provided at the back of the letter. ------------------ Please let me know if any other details are required.

A verification letter arrived late last week asking my the personal details and explanation of the incident. There is no mention of any other details. My brain seems to have gone dead. Please advise what should I do. Got the letter today after I returned back from a family visit. Thanks, Luis

Hello everyone... I am still waiting for letter to arrive ( about a month now ). Life at home has been a mess with days and nights full of stress for me and my partner. After reading other threads, it looks like that letter sometimes takes up to two months to arrive and after that it will be only summons . A criminal record will have a big impact on my job and life. Any advise on what can be done while I am waiting for letter, will be helpful.

Thanks all...

Cheers HB and All. All the posts above have been really supportive. I will wait for the letter but may trouble you guys if I need any help meanwhile. Thanks...

haven't slept or eaten well for many days now

please provide more help or advice on above... with prosecution, it might effect my job and thus home finances... I tried finding groveling letter text which I may need write but could not find it..

I think he was NXEA RPI. He asked me start and end destination, if I have sufficient means to pay for ticket (yes), if I had a valid ticket (no), and any comments which I mentioned the situation that I ran when I saw train from the bridge and also apologised (noted in comments).