Hi TiredofTFL. I just wondered what kind of progress you had made with your complaints to the transport ombudsmen and the Mayor's office? I have recently received notification that I'm going to be prosecuted, and I wondered what kind of success I may have in avoiding a criminal record, if I follow your example? Although I wasn't caught on a bendy bus, and I don't own an Oyster Card, I am being prosecuted for a £1.50 far evasion on the dlr. It was a genuine mistake on my part, I supplied evidence to show that I had contributed near enough £3000 in train fares over the last year and that this was the first day I could possibly have avoided the fare. I am a first time offender and I think it is ridiculous that it has gone this far. I was told by the woman at the outsourced prosecution office that there are individuals that avoid a significantly greater fare, and those that are persistent offenders who avoid prosecution. It makes me livid to imagine that they are using me as some kind of example, despite the fact that I have offered to pay a sum far greater than the one that I avoided in the first place. If they are not pursuing it for monetary reasons, it just becomes vindictive on their part. I have written to the company twice now, and I plan to write more. I also intend to write to the complaints dept at TFL, to the Mayor and to the transport ombudsmen. I am interested to know whether you believe this course of action to be potentially successful? First time offenders who make an honest mistake should not be subjected to this kind of heavy handed, ill-advised treatment anymore. What kind of a message does it send out to fare evaders, when so many persistent offenders regularly avoid such punishment?