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  1. Hi, thanks for your reply! I mean, i don't ever take this route normally - i go into London Victoria every morning it was just on this occasion i decided i would risk it as i had missed my usual train in - They even asked if they checked CCTV cameras would they see me coming into Victoria and was asking me about my previous days travel, which i also found odd. The lady also threatened to take my travel card, which i also didn't understand. I was courteous and gave them all the relevant details etc. I'll hold off sending my letter - do these people take into consideration the implications that a criminal record could have? For what i have done, admittedly stupid, it really isnt a calculated crime, and seems extreme just for not having a ticket with HS1 access.
  2. Hi, This morning i was travelling from Kent into London - i have a monthly travelcard which allows me to do so, just not valid on the high speed into St Pancras. I was running late for work and missed my usual train and decided to jump on the high speed and hopefully see if my travelcard would get me through the barriers. Obviously my ticket didn't allow me through, i panicked (as it was getting later and later) and decided just to tap through the barrier, at this point i was stopped by two undercover ticket inspectors. They looked at my card and realised it was not valid on High Speed and they went through the process of writing a statement and taking my details etc to pass onto the South eastern prosecution. My question is: As i had a semi valid ticket (just not on the HS1) will they take that into consideration? Or is non-valid seen as non valid. I have just moved to Kent and in the first month of moving there i got two fines from Greenwich which i paid off - will these previous incidents be taken in consideration when they decide whether to prosecute or will it be a case by case basis? I have written a letter and provided details of my travel card and apologised for my lack of judgement and offered my sincerest apologies. Should i wait in sending the letter until i receive the prosecution letter or shall i send it straight away now? Any help would be really appreciated. I feel so stupid as my entire purpose of getting this high speed was to make it into work on time the irony is i was an hour late and now got this looming over me!!
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