I was travelling on a train to Hertford North from Finsbury Park. I did not realise Hertford was out of zone 6 and I scanned my Oyster card at finsbury park. I was asked by a ticket inspector for my ticket and I gave him my oyster card to scan. He saidthat was not valid and I had to pay a fine. I said ok. I gave him my name and address and then got off as it was my stop. I then was away on holiday and I came back to a letter from a prosecutions officer asking me to explain why I had no ticket and that they were planning to take me to court and then I had also received a letter from the court explaining I had been summons. The inspectors version of events are different as what I believed happened is he forgot to properly do his paperwork or follow protocol. 1ST discrepancy is that He did not ask where i had travelled from. In his statement he says he did and I said Bowes Park (lie). Secondly, he says I was asked to sign something which again is untrue. This did not happen as I would have. I had already given him my details. He said he then told me it would be reported which again is another lie as if he had of done either I would have. I now have a summons next friday and have been asked to plead guilty and attend or guilty and not attend or not guilty and have it rearranged. admin costs £110 which I am happy to pay if it means I do not get a criminal record. I am tempted though to plead not guilty as I have done nothing wrong. It also says even if I plead guilty and then submit mitigating circumstances which would suggest otherwise which I will. Then they will change my plea and it will be reaaranged. As I scanned my at finsbury park then surely the charge of * entering a train for a purpose of travelling without a ticket entitiling travel is not a valid one? I made a mistake which I was happy to pay for but I feel this has already gone too far as it is.. I have to send the letter by tomorrow and not sure what to do.. thanks in advance for any help you can give.