Hi again,the court date that I booked is tomorrow, but I still haven't received a summons, or any other correspondence from tfl or the courts.I was hoping to plead guilty by post but haven't had any opportunity to.Should I turn up tomorrow?

Thanks, I have one last question if you don't mind: am I likely to hear from TFL again? Or will they skip that stage and I'll only hear from the courts?

Any chance of settling out of court / not getting a criminal record then?

Yes, I swore the declaration in court, in front of Magistrates. It was signed and date-stamped. This is why I was confused, as I don't know exactly what the new court date is for, but I was told I had to arrange one.

Hi, thanks for your reply honeybee I have only ever received a removal notice. Nothing from tfl, and nothing from the courts. I moved out of my flat not long after the tram incident. I only managed a glimpse of the court papers yesterday to see the offence and the decision of the hearing. Is there any chance that my Stat Dec will come back as rejected? I do have a Case # on my Stat Dec, but that's it

Thanks.

Hi, .In 2009 I made the mistake of jumping on the tram from West Croydon to home (Addiscombe) without paying as topping up my oyster would have meant missing the tram (I know). Ticket Inspectors (and maybe Transport police, I don't recall) got on at East Croydon and my details were taken. I was told I would get a fine, and I could appeal. Fast forward three years and a 'removal notice' from Marston's arrives at my mum's address (I've been without a fixed address for years now), apparently I owe £592. I called the bailiff and told him I wouldn't pay him £215 to turn up at an address I don't live at, but I would pay the rest. He said no, and assured me that no matter what happened I would end up paying him in full because 'they always do'. I did a little bit of research as that amount seemed excessive, seeing as I'd never even been sent a fine. Apparently I was convicted (of Fare Evasion I think) in my absence in 2009. I read about making a statutory declaration and did so at City of London Magistrates yesterday morning - the inital case was at Wimbledon apparently. My declaration was more than 21 days after I found out but nobody at City of London raised that as an issue. Once I'd finished the people at City of London told me they couldn't get through to Wimbledon to book another court date and told me to. I rang them yesterday and now have a court date on the 14th of February. What I need to know is, what happens next? When and how will I find out if my declaration has been accepted? Will I be summonsed again or should I just turn up if I hear nothing? What happens at the new court date, will I have to explain my circumstances as to why I never knew about the previous hearing? Is there any opportunity for me to attempt to settle out of court with TFL? - I'd really like to avoid a conviction for not paying something like 70p Thanks to whoever for the edit, I was a bit lost trying to work it out.