Caught using father's freedom pass - **SETTLED OOC**

[dx100uk]

well whatever you do you do NOTHING till you get their letter

 

if you have a look in this forum you'll see there are a good few whereby people have managed an OOC settlement.

 

so find them and get reading up

comeback here when you get the letter.

[dx100uk]

get reading up best way to answer your questions

the more you read the stronger WE become.

 

if its not settled OOC you WILL get a record..there is no way around that sorry.

[dx100uk]

You can try to settle out of court right up until you walk in.

 

No court is going to let you get away with this if thats what you mean

 

Go read threads you are months away from any if might poss could do court thoughts

[dx100uk]

no need to keep hitting reply with quote

just type

makes the thread twice as long...

 

await your letter

get reading up

 

this one is useful

there are quite a few others too.

 

https://www.consumeractiongroup.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?456947-TFL-misuse-Freedom-Pass-more-than-once-**-SETTLED-BEFORE-COURT-**

[dx100uk]

It will all depend what they allege and intimate in their letter upon how you respond

[dx100uk]

too many attempts to grovel

 

needs tidying up.

 

read

 

https://www.consumeractiongroup.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?483691-Notice-of-intention-to-prosecute-Thameslink-changed-CArNet-Ticket-date-Please-help-**SETTLED**&p=5085175#post5085175

[dx100uk]

can you please scan up the letter yo have received to PDF

read upload

ENSURE you properly redact any pers details.

[dx100uk]

I apologise profusely for my actions in this case. I pride myself on my integrity and honesty and I feel shameful for my moment of very poor judgement. As the sole income earner for the family (I am a part-time working student who has a family that financially depends upon me as my father is unemployed due to his disabilities and requires my earned money to be able to live.) if this matter were to escalate further into court, it would lead me to losing my job as I am required to have a clean record, thus a criminal conviction would be devastating.

 

As I am my father’s carer I genuinely thought that I could use the freedom pass to travel with. I genuinely had no knowledge that this was not allowed until one of your TFL workers informed me that it wasn’t. I am now aware that this is not the case and sincerely apologise for my naivety in this matter, it honestly was a complete shock to me.

 

I am extremely sorry for what may appear to you to have been an attempt to avoid my liability, but I must stress that this was not intentional.

 

I wish to apologise to the member of staff concerned and to TFL, I am just so sorry for my actions and the inconvenience caused to all involved. I am happy to make immediate payment of the unpaid fare and all the reasonable costs that my actions have caused and avoid a criminal record thereby allowing me to protect my good name.

 

I have never been in trouble with the law in the past and I am very sorry that my misunderstanding has lead to this situation now.

 

I sincerely hope that you will accept my offer. I am now fully aware of the rules relating to the TFL freedom pass and tickets and can assure you that I will always ensure to hold a valid ticket of my own on any future journeys.

 

I would appreciate your consideration and I sincerely hope that you can show some leniency in this matter.

[dx100uk]

it can take weeks even months.

however the longer you don't get a reply

the greater chance they are investigating things specific to your case rather than applying a 'default' reply.

 

this normally indicates they are looking at their losses and tabulating their losses in terms of fares not paid.

 

if they are doing that , then why do it if they are not considering an OOC settlement.

 

your initial posts indicated this was a couple of times a weeks for a few months or so.....

 

in all probability this will costs you dearly in an OOC settlement...possibly like this thread..

https://www.consumeractiongroup.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?456947-TFL-misuse-Freedom-Pass-more-than-once-**-SETTLED-BEFORE-COURT-**

 

but it was a win...a worthy read.

 

dx

[dx100uk]

its you job in the downtime to find and read these things too...cag is self help as well.

[dx100uk]

anything happened?

[dx100uk]

as HB and EB says

PESTER THEM.

you know what it costs now.

make yourself a nuisance of the TFL phone line

ask to speak to your case number handler.

 

 

its worthy to note

and I know there was one report of them now not being allowed to accept OOC settlements

but there were two elsewhere on Tuesday, so I think that was just one case handler being obstructive.

 

ring plead your case

if that doesn't work

wait a day or so and try gain.

 

£400 is pittance to them threy should accept OOC at a monthly rate with no record.

 

you also stand a very good chance on the day too, find the cae handler, plead with tem you don't want a crimal record, offer full settlement there and then.

 

there have also been cases whereby once in court, with a guilty plea in person, a criminal record has nor been made.

 

IMHO you stand a very good chance.

 

dx

[dx100uk]

keep it very brief and don't waffle

have you looked at our examples here already.

 

info upon the details of email/phone will help others...IAP?

[dx100uk]

https://www.consumeractiongroup.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?483691-Notice-of-intention-to-prosecute-Thameslink-changed-CArNet-Ticket-date-Please-help-**SETTLED**&p=5085175#post5085175

[dx100uk]

listen ...this is wonderful news and I must personally thank you for actually bothering to come back and not only tell us the outcome [9/10 DON'T BOTH!!] but also the extremely useful information regarding HOW to communicate/deal with TfL toward getting the OOC.

I wont bang on about making a donation..

 

dx