Prosecuted for using 11-15 zip oyster

[Guest102]

I want to know if I should plead guilty or appear in court and present my case, I really don’t know why to do 

[BazzaS]

What are you looking for as a (realistic!) outcome, and how do you think appearing in court might help achieve that?

[dx100uk]

yes you always plead guity and attend to show your personal remorse to the judge in person IF a further begging letter you send to TfL now doesn't work

it also gives you the added chance of pleading for an OOC with the TfL prosecutor on the day before the hearing starts

that's in many threads here already .

 

so you have had no reply to your org begging letter?

 

[BazzaS]

Absolutely dx, except:

1) OP hasn’t mentioned if this might be heard under a Single Justice Procedure (SJP) hearing, as, if so : a guilty plea means no hearing in person

2) OP’s prime stated aim was avoiding a criminal record, and again, a guilty plea won’t give that result. If OP still wants that they’ll need to gamble on not pleading guilty, attending, and persuading the prosecutor, BEFORE the case, to accept an out of court settlement.

 

[Guest102]

Would there be a point in paying a solicitor to try an attempt to write them letter and urge for out of court settlement ? 

[BazzaS]

would a solicitor be able to add any new information? and if so, why not write again with that new information?.

 

New info? yes, but you could write again. No new info: can't see the letter being from a solicitor adding anything.... except cost to your finances.

 

[dx100uk]

waste of money do it yourself

 

when the hearing?

 

 

[Guest102]

The hearing is on the 11th of October 

[dx100uk]

really and you've only just got the notification?

and it doesn't make any mention of Single Justice Procedure (SJP) hearing

[Guest102]

No nothing, just says I have to come to Bromley court on Friday and I can either plead guilty without appearing or plead guilty in court or plead not guilty in court as well as some forms about my financial situations ect

[louiskoko]

What was the outcome?

[Guest102]

I plead guilty and choose not to go to court,

 

I received a fine letter From Bromley magistrate court today saying that I have to pay £276, but I have yet to receive a letter saying what their final decision was,

 

I don’t know if I pay the fine that will be the end of it because as I said I have yet to receive a final letter with the verdict so I’m a tad bit confused

[dx100uk]

if you got fined

only the judge can do that

so you have been convicted and now have a criminal record.

 

TfL cant fine you

[Guest102]

I understand that but do I get some sort of letter solidifying that or do I just pay the fine and that’s it