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    • the claimant in their WS can refer to whatever previous CC judgements they like, as we do in our WS's, but CC judgements do not set a legal precedence. however, they do often refer to judgements like Bevis, those cases do created a precedence as they were court of appeal rulings. as for if the defendant, prior to the raising of a claim, dobbed themselves in as the driver in writing during any appeal to the PPC, i don't think we've seen one case whereby the claimant referred to such in their WS.. ?? but they certainly typically include said appeal letters in their exhibits. i certainly dont think it's a good idea to 'remind' them of such at the defence stage, even if the defendant did admit such in a written appeal. i would further go as far to say, that could be even more damaging to the whole case than a judge admonishing a defendant for not appealing to the PPC in the 1st place. it sort of blows the defendant out the water before the judge reads anything else. dx  
    • Hi LFI, Your knowledge in this area is greater than I could possibly hope to have and as such I appreciate your feedback. I'm not sure that I agree the reason why a barrister would say that, only to get new customers, I'm sure he must have had professional experience in this area that qualifies him to make that point. 🙂 In your point 1 you mention: 1] there is a real danger that some part of the appeal will point out that the person appealing [the keeper ] is also the driver. I understand the point you are making but I was referring to when the keeper is also the driver and admits it later and only in this circumstance, but I understand what you are saying. I take on board the issues you raise in point 2. Is it possible that a PPC (claimant) could refer back to the case above as proof that the motorist should have appealed, like they refer back to other cases? Thanks once again for the feedback.
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    • Euro have got a lot wrong and have failed to comply with the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 Schedule 4.  According to Section 13 after ECP have written to Arval they should then send a NTH to the Hirer  which they have done.This eliminates Arval from any further pursuit by ECP. When they wrote to your company they should have sent copies of everything that they asked Arval for. This is to prove that your company agree what happened on the day of the breach. If ECP then comply with the Act they are allowed to pursue the hirer. If they fail, to comply they cannot make the hirer pay. They can pursue until they are blue in the face but the Hirer is not lawfully required to pay them and if it went to Court ECP would lose. Your company could say who was driving but the only person that can be pursued is the Hirer, there does not appear to be an extension for a driver to be pursued. Even if there was, because ECP have failed miserably to comply with the Act  they still have no chance of winning in Court. Here are the relevant Hire sections from the Act below.
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Good morning all. I am very glad I found this forum.

I wanted to request assistance on a few questions please.

 

Story:

I was caught with a ticket from Marylebone to location B (my home location), but the ticket was only valid to location A.

This trainline has different journeys, where some do stop in location A, but this one in particular didn't. It was straight to my home.

The ticket inspector came and asked for my ticket, which i showed.

 

He inquired about the ticket and I hesitated, but made up a story that I had a business meeting in location A, but he didn't believe me (I don't blame him).

He then asked for my ID and I told him I didn't have it with me.

 

He asked for my name and address and proof (like a bank statement), which I showed from my phone.

He was going to take a picture and I put my phone away,

 

he then started asking about my date of birth and what I did for a living.

At that point and to add to the fire,  i started asking him if he had the right to ask for all this information as he was a civilian.

Obviously, he didn't like that.

 

I asked as I felt intimated, he then said that he could call the British Transit Police if I refused to cooperate.

I told him I had cooperated, he wanted by name and address and I had given those to him, that I felt I should be able to inquire about how much authority he had over a civilian and he was one him self.

 

He then asked me to get off with him in location B,

he sat in a bench and started writing in a notepad what seemed to be the recollection of questions and answers.

 

I realized we were not going to get to any resolution so I asked if he could legally hold me.

He said "no", but that he was almost done.

 

I decided to walk away, he turn his camera and read a version of the Miranda Rights (if this questions could be used in court, etc) and started following me.

I replied "no" and carried on walking. 

 

By reading the forum, i am pretty sure I am going to get a letter.

 

My question: 

 

1. Is there a point to hire a solicitor to help me deal with this from the get go?

If this is the case, does anyone know the approximate cost and recommended ones. 

 

2. When I get the letter, I was thinking that instead of writing the summary of events from below,

just simply stating 'Yes, i was a with ticket that didn't complete the full journey' admitting I was in the wrong and start asking to pay the ticket and a fine?

Is there a point telling the whole story? 

 

Has anyone had an experience similar to mine?

I would appreciate any feedback, tips and recommendations. 

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I would await the letter, IF one comes

then we'll deal with what it is ACTUALLY charging you with appropriately.

please don't hit Quote...just type we know what we said earlier..

DCA's view debtors as suckers, marks and mugs

NO DCA has ANY legal powers whatsoever on ANY debt no matter what it's Type

and they

are NOT and can NEVER  be BAILIFFS. even if a debt has been to court..

If everyone stopped blindly paying DCA's Tomorrow, their industry would collapse overnight... 

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I can’t see how a solicitor will help.

await the letter, and see what they are considering proceeding with.

 

they might go for the (strict liability) Byelaw offence (which they will achieve no problem).

 

they may choose to use the “with intent to avoid” Regulation of Railways Act 1889 s5(3)(b) statute, and it isn’t a stretch that they will prove intent to a court’s satisfaction.

 

Given you weren’t entirely compliant with the member of rail staff : how do you intend to persuade them to use an alternative to prosecution? 

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On 18/04/2019 at 10:57, Andres1974 said:

Good morning all. I am very glad I found this forum.

I wanted to request assistance on a few questions please.

 

Story:

I was caught with a ticket from Marylebone to location B (my home location), but the ticket was only valid to location A.

This trainline has different journeys, where some do stop in location A, but this one in particular didn't. It was straight to my home.

The ticket inspector came and asked for my ticket, which i showed.

 

He inquired about the ticket and I hesitated, but made up a story that I had a business meeting in location A, but he didn't believe me (I don't blame him).

He then asked for my ID and I told him I didn't have it with me.

 

He asked for my name and address and proof (like a bank statement), which I showed from my phone.

He was going to take a picture and I put my phone away,

 

he then started asking about my date of birth and what I did for a living.

At that point and to add to the fire,  i started asking him if he had the right to ask for all this information as he was a civilian.

Obviously, he didn't like that.

 

I asked as I felt intimated, he then said that he could call the British Transit Police if I refused to cooperate.

I told him I had cooperated, he wanted by name and address and I had given those to him, that I felt I should be able to inquire about how much authority he had over a civilian and he was one him self.

 

He then asked me to get off with him in location B,

he sat in a bench and started writing in a notepad what seemed to be the recollection of questions and answers.

 

I realized we were not going to get to any resolution so I asked if he could legally hold me.

He said "no", but that he was almost done.

 

I decided to walk away, he turn his camera and read a version of the Miranda Rights (if this questions could be used in court, etc) and started following me.

I replied "no" and carried on walking. 

 

By reading the forum, i am pretty sure I am going to get a letter.

 

My question: 

 

1. Is there a point to hire a solicitor to help me deal with this from the get go?

If this is the case, does anyone know the approximate cost and recommended ones. 

 

2. When I get the letter, I was thinking that instead of writing the summary of events from below,

just simply stating 'Yes, i was a with ticket that didn't complete the full journey' admitting I was in the wrong and start asking to pay the ticket and a fine?

Is there a point telling the whole story? 

 

Has anyone had an experience similar to mine?

I would appreciate any feedback, tips and recommendations. 

 

You were of course quite within your rights to ask questions with regard to the member of staff’s authority over you etc, and all you legally have to supply is your name and address. It sounds as though he thought you were being difficult? This doesn’t help your case of course, but that’s how it sounded Reading your post. 

 

I suggest awaiting any correspondence from the train operator and go from there. You mentioned you were read your rights, or words to that effect? You were cautioned, but it sounds like you chose not to answer any questions. This is of course your right, but in refusing to answer questions, you can’t really submit any defence for your actions should the matter go to court. That’s the whole idea of the caution.

 

reading your post, it sounds like you want to hold your hands up anyway, so is and when a letter does arrive, I’d suggest a ‘damage limitation’ approach and send the default grovelling reply asking to meet their reasonable admin charges to keep the matter out of court.

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Hello and thanks for your replies. So the letter did arrive today, which i have attached as a PDF

 

Going back to my original post, can someone provide advise? I want to hold my hands up and offer to pay, but unsure what would me the 'admin' charges, how much should I offer; do i need to elaborate on the details of the incident or just saying 'Yes, i was a with ticket that didn't complete the full journey'. Is there a template I can use? 

 

Thank you very much for your replies and help

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you don't offer a 'sum' 

 

see this example letter...post 15

 

 

please don't hit Quote...just type we know what we said earlier..

DCA's view debtors as suckers, marks and mugs

NO DCA has ANY legal powers whatsoever on ANY debt no matter what it's Type

and they

are NOT and can NEVER  be BAILIFFS. even if a debt has been to court..

If everyone stopped blindly paying DCA's Tomorrow, their industry would collapse overnight... 

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PROSECUTIONS UNIT 

 

To whom it may concern:

 

I would like to first and foremost apologize profusely for my regretful actions.

I pride myself on my integrity and honesty and I feel shameful for my moment of very poor judgement for not having a valid ticket for my entire journey on April 16th. My ticket was valid from Marylebone to Wembley and I boarded a train for a journey from Marylebone to Gerrards Cross. 

 

I was panic-stricken when questioned by the Inspector and instead of raising my hands and admitting that I didn’t have a valid ticket for the entire journey, I started making non sense excuses, which understandably only made the matter worse.

 

I am just so sorry for my actions and the inconvenience caused to all involved and would like to request that you agree to settle this incident out of court by accepting immediate payment of the unpaid fare and any incurred admin costs that my actions have caused Chiltern Railways.

  

I would appreciate your consideration and I sincerely hope that you can show some leniency in this matter.

 

I am very concerned that prosecution for a first time, unintentional action might have a disproportionate effect on my future employment as it is essential that a clean CRB record is maintained by me.

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They'll look at that, see the obvious flaw, and (probably) say "ohh, look, its got a copy of a line from the letter we first saw in Nov 2012".

 

There is no "magic bullet" letter, but I'd suggest:

a) Not saying something that they'll immediately say "well, that doesn't seem strictly true"

b) by all means use "themes" from letters you have seen on the internet, but don't straight copy : not only does it risk you saying something not appropriate to your situation, but they'll have seen it before, and your own words will 'ring true' and be more persuasive than direct copying from internet forums. 

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well done CAG members too

 

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please don't hit Quote...just type we know what we said earlier..

DCA's view debtors as suckers, marks and mugs

NO DCA has ANY legal powers whatsoever on ANY debt no matter what it's Type

and they

are NOT and can NEVER  be BAILIFFS. even if a debt has been to court..

If everyone stopped blindly paying DCA's Tomorrow, their industry would collapse overnight... 

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