Hello I was travelling from Cambridge to Blackburn on 18:01:2014 starting from Cambridge at 06:30 hrs. I was required to change at Stevenage. I reached Stevenage at 07:06 hrs and went to a different platform where the EastCoast train was due at 07:25 hrs. Whilst climbing stairs I saw a lady struggling with her bags so I helped her. She was also going to the same platform to get her 07:20 train. Now when the 07:20 train arrived, I picked her stuff and boarded the 07:20 train not realising that my train is at 07:25 and not the one that I was boarding. When the ticket checker came he broke the news that I will have to pay £87 for a new ticket as the ticket I had was for 07:25 EastCoast train. I tried explaining him that it was an innocent mistake that I made and I had no intention of boarding this train as it would have increased my travelling hours but he didn't consider my words and issued me the Unpaid Fare Notice. I think this is totally unfair and I shouldn't be required to pay such an amount for the mistake I made. On several occasions I have witnessed that the passengers were required to leave at the next stop as they were boarding an early train then the one they had bought ticket for. Could anyone advice me the best approach in this case. If I go to the Court, decision will be made by the law and the law is that if I am on a train I have to pay for the travel I make so my chances of winning a legal battle seem slim. What do you suggest? Should I just pay and forget about the whole incident? If I go to the Court and lose will I have to pay £87 or a different amount? Any help will be highly appreciated. Thanks