Good day everyone. Recently got a mail back from the Prosecution Unit and I though "ok I am in a trouble" and expected that they will in a good scenario charge me 300-400 pounds, but I was happy to find out that they agreed to my offer and offered to settle the case by paying the outstanding fare and fare cost, which in total was less than 100 pounds. I immediately paid via phone and now I am freeman ))) I would like to thank for all your assistance and you significant help and thank you for this website for helping people, and my special respect and gratitude to Old-CodJA, man you rock! Best regards to all, p.s. If anyone will be in trouble as I was you may ask my experience and I will be happy to suggest.

I read one case when a person went and they settled the case? What about if I call them? I know you already answered but still? And what are the chances that they will settle the case? I wrote on the back of the letter asking to accept my apology and offered to pay any admin costs and the fine.

Yeah I understand. It is just turns out that I tapped at interchange tapping machine. But well I was honest and going to say that I am guilty and did it for this and that reason. I am going to ask them to give me a chance to pay them their admin cost and the fine so it will save them their time and will save me from the stress. Well if they would want to save their time and would consider this they will agree, unless they are really want to bring this court and really want me to get a record. Anyway in both cases I don't see any point if they bring me to the court and charge me or charge me now without court, unless they really want me to teach a lesson which I have learned already. Anyway, they are people and hope they have sense of understanding of other people. We will see. Anyway I have stressed enough and not worried any more, it is not worse of it. I have other stuff to worry, it is not the end of the era )) Thank you for all of you for support and kind advises and wish you enjoy your Christmas!!!

There is no gates at station A, its just a tapping machine. When you arrive to station B there is no gates as well but only again tapping machine. So there is no gates between these two stations. My history shows that I enter from station B, which I normally do always. But that day I entered from station A and told him that I was confused and rushed to catch my train and didn't tap.

There is no gates at station A, its just a tapping machine. When you arrive to station B there is no gates as well but only again tapping machine. So there is no gates between these two stations. My history shows that I enter from station B, which I normally do always. But that day I entered from station A and told him that I was confused and rushed to catch my train and didn't tap.

I see. Thank you for you significant help. Just what I thought as well that there is no point in calling.

Thank you for your response. So you think there is a chance that they might settle the case? What about if I call them? Will it work? Another question for example if they anyway would want to proceed with court, and if I am pleading guilty anyway is there any point to present at court or not since I am admitting that I am guilty?

Thank you for you advises. I have received my letter from them recently and it is saying that they are giving me an opportunity to explain and comment about the incident. I haven't sent them my letter back and going to say that I am admitting that I failed to pay my fair and asking them to let me pay the fine and settle the case, and I told them that I was in the rush and thus forgot to tap my oyster. I am also including my ticket to my train at Victoria st that I was rushing to catch. So what is your opinion? Will they give me an opportunity to settle the case? Should I call them and ask to settle the case? p.s. I haven't been fined by court before. I just paid my fine immediately when I was fined in 2008 and thus the case was stopped.

My situation is next. I was traveling from station “A” national rail station and there are no barriers and in a rush to Victoria station in the morning to catch my train I forgot to tap my Oyster (I had plenty of money on it) and when I arrived to underground station “B” (which is two stops away from “A”) I tapped there and the TFL representative stopped me, he showed me his badge and asked for my oyster. I gave him, then he checked, and asked which station I am travelling from I told him from station “A”. He asked me why I didn't type, so I responded that I got confused where tap as I was overcharged when I was tapping three times during my previous journey from station “A”. Then he checked my previous travels which I did from (entering from) “B” underground station and he asked if I traveled yesterday I replied yes. Then he started to question me, I was shocked and panicked and said whether I can pay the fine now, and he responded no and continued to question me and put everything in his notebook. Then he asked my name and I told him my correct name, then he asked if I have an id I said no, then he said that he might invite the police to check me I said that I have my old student card and gave him he took it and recorded it. Then he asked for my address and I gave him full address. Then he called on phone to someone, probably to confirm my address. Then I asked him again if I can pay the fine at the place and he responded no. After that he gave my Oyster back and said that I will receive a letter in 3-4 weeks and that's it. I want to say that on that spot everyday at least 5-10 people have been stopped and fined or interrogated, and to be honest it looks for me as it became a “tourist trap” to anyone who made a mistake and lots of people are being unfairly fined. Now the thing is I generally travel from “B” station and all my recording show that I start from there and always complete my journey. The thing is that it turns out that if you tap at “B” inside the station it shows that you entered in “B” station. Now I don't know if they include my previous travels from “B” station as a way that I have been evading previously. So I am seeking for your advice concerning next please. 1. Would you recommend to call TFL prosecution office and plead them to settle the case? 2. By your opinion can I plead not guilty in my case for the reason that I was rushing to Victoria to catch a train (I have a copy of my tickets to Victoria train for that day)? 3. Should I plead guilty, and if, will I get Criminal Record? 4. I work in international development sector, mainly with charities and human rights organizations, does this incident affect on my job? 5. What happens if I plead not guilty and how much chances I have in my case to win? 6. Can TFL reason that my travels that I did from (entered from) “B” station can be considered as a fare evasion? 7. In addition, I was previously fined in 2008 or 2009 (don’t remember exactly) and it was my first time travelling in London and didn't see the tapping machine and I appealed but they refused and I still paid 25 pounds, can this incident affect to my present one? Please reply as you would think is most probably happen in my case, and what would be best to do for me.

It happened to me as well, I wanted to buy multi gym and it was different as it was shown. So it happens with Argos.

But who knows.

I think he is neither.

I agree, it would have made students life easier.

It's indeed true.