Well well if that can make you feel better, I have no intention of working in the UK - and I never said in my post that I was studying law in the UK... Hence my poor knowledge of the English legal system ! And if you take in consideration the fact that a) I am a student b) I paid for every single trip I did on my friend student's oyster, then maybe you can understand how i felt - admittedly stupidly- morally right Now, if you want to keep making fun of other people's problems, well it is legal but in my opinion it's as despicable as the petty offences you are so quick to condemn

OK, I will call then without waiting for the summon then. Thank you both for your answers.

Hi everyone, Im sorry to be another "moaning minnie" here, but it seems to be the only place where I could get help to sort out the nightmare I feel I'm in. As many many other persons here, I've been caught using somebody else's oystercard... but I think I have even less excuses than the other OPs, because I've done it several times, and felt it was ok since I used it as mine and refilled it with my credit card every time (it was a student card). I did not acknowledge that to the person that arrested me, because I thought I could avoid the fine (yes I am that stupid) and then I was just stuck in my lies (pretty obvious ones). I am ready to pay any fine, so long as I can avoid having a criminal record... I am a law student and that is the last thing I want ! My problem is that I'm not a UK citizen or even resident, and went back to my country without having received any letter/summon... The inspector asked for my UK address and also took my ID number and told me that with that they would find me in any country, but I am not so sure about that... If they send the summon to my UK address, then it will be lost for sure, and I will not know anything about it. What should I do now ? Should I call them then ? English friends told me not to do anything, and just wait because it's Tfl responsibility to contact me, but I dont want to be summoned and everything without my knowledge and then find out I have been convicted ! Do I have any chance to settle out of court if I call them now ? I was the first one to complain about people avoiding fares before this and I know I deserve to be punished, but if you could please help and give me your opinion & advices, I would really appreciate it. Thanks