Thank you for your help,. He will write the letter tonight. I have heard of a solicitor local to us who specialises in fare evasion . I will be contacting him after I have send the letter . I will let you know of the outcome . Thank you again for your advice

8th of dec .. I was thinking of writing a letter offering to pay whatever fine they think is acceptable but keeping it out of court .. Do you think he may have a chance

Yes he did get a letter .. He signed it but didn't write any comments on the back

My son got on a train to Euston failed to tap in his Oyster card as he was late for work whilst on the train realised he had left his wallet at home . He got off at Euston and tried to explain the situation to one of the ticket officers who immediately sent him over to the ticket police . He was interviewed for an hour during the interview admitted to not tapping in his Oyster card at bushey station for 2 weeks therefore saving him £4 per journey . The officer interviewing him remarked that he had been very helpful with his information said he would be passing his information on and he would get a fine but not a criminal conviction . A few weeks later he received a letter asking him to verify that he was the person in question . He signed the letter and sent it back . Today he has been sent a court summons . He would like to avoid a criminal conviction but knows that a hefty fine will be payable .. . Any advice .?.