Thank you for your feedback. I understand if you think that way but I must say wrote that entire letter without AI assistance and purely on my own. Regarding why I put "I hope this email finds you well" is because in my personal experience I have heard it many times, but I will change that part if you both believe it sounds like ChatGPT.

She's only 15 and has no idea how to do that, so I thought that since I was going to a station anyways and returning home later that night it would just be less hassle for her if I checked it at a machine.

Hi HB, It says 'an offence(s)'. Yes this is the first time, however I am worried they will check the usage and think my sisters usage is mine because the journey I was stopped on was similar to some of the journeys she makes (living at the same address and going to central London), however at a completely different time to her normally. She uses it during her school times and I tapped in after she had returned home and asked me to check it for her.

Hi dx and HB, Thank you for your response. The part of the letter i cropped out simply says "Dear x, On xx/xx/xx you were reported to TfL for an offence ...", as I believe it is a general letter.

Hi all, I got caught using my sister's 11-15 zip oyster card by an officer straight after tapping in at a barrier. I explained to them that this was a complete accident as I had both cards in my holder, and only had my sister's oyster card because she asked me to check she had enough money on it for school the next day. I received the attached email this week and have until Sunday to reply. I have written this response as a draft, any feedback would be greatly appreciated! Dear Investigations Appeals and Prosecutions Team, I hope this email finds you well, I am writing in response to the incident on _. Firstly I would like to say thank you for your email and giving me the chance to explain my actions regarding case number _. I do accept committing an offence, but as explained to the officer present, I tapped in using my sister's oyster card completely by accident. This is due to me having both cards in my holder and, when reaching the scanners, forgot to separate them, therefore by chance, charging my sister's card instead of mine. I wholly accept the fact that this was an error on my behalf. I was distracted by the extreme amount of armed policing at the station and was surprised by the enforcement of a queue for the public to walk through a knife detector. This environment was honestly a shock to me and honestly made me feel quite intimidated, which may have been the cause in my lapse in concentration. I also had loud music playing from my headphones. The only reason I was in possession of my sibling's Zip card was solely for the purpose of checking if it had enough money for her to use for school the next day, and not with the intention of using it for my journey. Not only was I aware of the Metropolitan police officers at the station but it was obvious to me that there were also British Transport Police waiting on the other side of the entrance barriers, in fairly close proximity of the barriers, with large pop up posters displayed, therefore, in my honest opinion, it would not make any sense for me to risk using a different Oyster card to effectively try to save only £1.25. When the officer pointed out my mistake, I fully cooperated with him and I suggested that I go back to the barrier and tap in again with the Oyster card I was intending to use. If I had noticed my mistake later on, I would have done the same thing in returning to barriers to tap in with the correct Oyster. Technically, due to being stopped at the station entrance, before even reaching the platform or getting on any train, I did not use the unintended Oyster card for my journey. Not only was I charged correctly for tapping in and out with my intended card in the end, but my sister was also charged maximum fare for the mistake of me tapping it in at the station and had to pay an additional £10 for a replacement card. I sincerely apologise for my mistake and any inconvenience it has caused you and the team, and have now taken measures to ensure that I will never make this same mistake again, including separating them into two different holders, as I understand the severity of this. I kindly request your understanding of the situation given the circumstances and thank you for taking the time to read this explanation. Yours faithfully, TfL 1st letter.pdf