Single Justice Procedure Notice - Arriva Rail

[darien_g]

Hi everyone,

 

At the end of last year I boarded a train without obtaining a ticket or a promise to pay notice (I didn't have time as the train was about to leave the station) and was therefore issued a penalty notice which I subsequently appealed in the coming days.

 

Since receiving an email on the 6th of January confirming my appeal I received no correspondence from Arriva or the penalty service to which I appealed about the result of said appeal

 

today when I received a Single Justice Procedure Notice with a settlement offer of £100 before prosecution.

The notice claims the appeal was denied and two further reminder letters were sent but I am certain that I DID NOT receive said letters.

It's possible I might have missed one letter but not two.

 

If I were made aware of the result of my appeal I would have just paid the initial fine of £20. 

Obviously, this is just my word and I can't prove whether I received a letter or not so aside from paying the fine or contacting the citizens advice bureau I'm not sure what to do. 

 

Any advice would be massively appreciated,

Thanks

  

[dx100uk]

not moved since the original offence have you?

[darien_g]

thanks for the reply!

 

I haven't no however I paid a penalty fare to Arriva in 2016 when I lived in student accommodation in Leeds. This notice has my address on so I'm not sure why I wouldn't have received the other two reminded letters.

[dx100uk]

no harm in ringing them and asking why no prior warning.

they can unroll things.