Thanks for all the replies. I didn't get notification of them so I appreciate the time you have taken. I called the FCC prosecution office on a technical matter relating to the summons and managed to speak to a nice bloke. After discussing the matter with him we came to a solution and the matter will not now go to court. Why did a fraud protection officer speak to me? He just happened to be the person who stopped me. He accused me of travelling without a ticket the day before. This was not true. I sent the tickets to the prosecution department and offered to cover costs. They continued to prosecute me for this day as well. I can only presume they did not read my letter. I can't see why they would try to prosecute me for a day on which I have shown them I have tickets. I therefore assume they also did not see my offer to cover costs as when I spoke to them they we happy to go down this route rather than proceed to court. To the user who pm'd me. I hope you see this post as I do not have enough privileges to respond to your message.

Hi This is probably a very regular question, so thanks for any advice. I was caught without a ticket by a FCC "fraud protection officer". I offered to pay the penatly fare but this option was not made available to me. The fraud protection officer then checked my oyster card and deduced I travelled without a ticket two days before. I received a letter saying they intended to prosecute and for me to reply with my version of events. I did this, apologised and offered to pay any costs. I included my bank statements which proved I regularly bought tickets and was not a serial offender. However, I receved another letter today telling me they still intend to prosecute. Im absolutely stunned they wish to proceed to court over such a small matter, especially as I am not a serial offender. Other commuters on the platform were stopped by revenue protection officers and were paying their penatly fares without much fuss whereas I was interrogated under caution (much to the fraud officers pleasure) for 45mins on the platform. Sadly Im at their mercy. They are a big company and can bully me if they wish to it seems. My question is: What can I expect now that this will proceed to court? Will I have to appear in court or can I supply a statement to be read out? What potental penalty do I realistically face?