Freedom Bus Pass 1 Misuse letter now SJPN

[dx100uk]

You've obviously not been reading up here 

 

You can and should continue to beg for OOC repeatedly by email to TfL, one letter weeks ago is not enough 

 

What date must you reply to the court? 

 

You should please guilty and state you wish to attend in person to show the judge your personal remorse.

 

Dx

[hoteljk]

I only got the letter today and intend to respond tomorrow. 
 

shall I now continue to plead for  OOC settlement? How should I do this.

 

I have to reply by 21st November 

 

Although I already have the SJP can I still be awarded OOC?

This is so stressful feel like everything toppling down and I could be fined upto £1000 and be given a criminal record for one use. 

[honeybee13]

This is why we recommend people read other threads, so they know what to expect. As far as I can see you've only looked at your own. 

 

You keep writing and pleading right up to the court date. You aren't awarded an OOC, it's something TfL can agree with you if they believe you are contrite and unlikely to offend again. 

 

You can also speak to the prosecutor at the court. 

 

HB

[hoteljk]

I looked at other threads and I thought that once you receive the second letter from them (SJP) this is when OOC pleading with begging letters begin. 
 

I seen someone from 2015 who sent one letter  and was awarded OOC settlement another gentleman who sent the initial letter and started begging once he received the SJP that is why I have left it till now. 
 

the incident happened in May and TFL have only just written back to me with an SJP in October just to clarify. 

[dx100uk]

you can keep begging to TfL by email right up until your hearing date.

 

you can also beg directly to the TfL prosecutions team ON THE DAY in person AS WELL. (we've had success twice on the day  - though take a payment method for £100's WITH YOU)

 

 

 

 

[hoteljk]

Okay thank you. 

 

To Whom It May Concern,

 

Thank you for your letter on

 

I want to start off by sincerely apologising for my actions in this case and I am extremely and utterly ashamed and regretful of my actions towards TFL and the public.

 

Initially, I used the pass by mistake as I didn’t realise what I was tapping and then on the journey back (when I was stopped) I admit that I used it willingly and knowingly and I should have used my own card.

 

As the only earner of my household, looking after my grandmother who has health conditions due to old age, she is reliant on me for household support please see here:

 

 If this matter were to escalate further into court, it would compromise my employment as it is a requirement stated within my contract. This will be devastating to my family and I as we are struggling financially. I have only recently began working full time and still struggling with paying bills etc. If this matter goes further and is not settled in court, I am afraid of how this will affect my mental health. I don’t know why I done what I done

 

In the future I would love to work with children, and I know that this will be impossible if I have a criminal record, and therefore I am so anxious about being criminally convicted for this matter. I will give whatever fine you feel fits to punish me for this crime and more. As mentioned in my previous letter I would be happy to take part in unpaid labour to show how sorry I am.

 

I am extremely sorry for using my mother’s Freedom Pass. I was abandoned by my father at birth, and I have a rocky relationship with my mother which has been causing me depression and anxiety as of late. It brought me to a crossroads in my life where I have been struggling with my mental stability.

 

I am truly grateful for the TfL system, and I completely understand how fortunate I am to live in a country that provides such outstanding service. I am grateful for the officer that stopped me that day as it taught me a huge lesson.

 

Since I committed this offence, I used my contactless payment card for any subsequent journeys on Transport for London and have never before this day used a freedom pass or any other pass/payment method that was not my own. As well as this I have been attending therapy to deal with the mental torment that I have been suffering with over the last year as a result of abandonment issues.

First grovelling letter above. 

 

I am going to write another one too as I know they will not accept this one

 

**EDITED**

 

To Whom It May Concern,

 

Thank you for your letter on

 

I want to start off by sincerely apologising for my actions in this case and I am extremely and utterly ashamed and regretful of my actions towards TFL and the public.

 

Initially, I used the pass by mistake as I didn’t realise what I was tapping and then on the journey back (when I was stopped) I admit that I used it willingly and knowingly and I should have used my own card.

 

As the only earner of my household, looking after my grandmother who has health conditions due to old age, she is reliant on me for household support please see here: (insert evidence)

 

 If this matter were to escalate further into court, it would compromise my employment as it is a requirement stated within my contract. This will be devastating to my family and I as we are struggling financially. I have only recently began working full time and still struggling with paying bills etc. If this matter goes further and is not settled out of court, I am afraid of how this will affect my mental health.

 

In the future I would love to work with children, and I know that this will be impossible if I have a criminal record, and therefore I'm anxious about being criminally convicted for this matter. I will give whatever fine you feel fit to punish me for my wrong doings. As mentioned in my previous letter I would be happy to take part in unpaid labour to show how sorry I am. I deeply apologise for taking time and resources away from more important areas of TfL and all other public bodies.

 

 I was abandoned by my father at birth, and I have a rocky relationship with my mother which has been causing me depression and anxiety as of late. It brought me to a crossroads in my life where I have been struggling with my mental stability. If this matter goes to court I know that my life will be ruined and I will never be able to redeem a healthy state of mind. I've always worked hard to elevate myself out of my surroundings.

 

I am truly grateful for the TfL system, and I completely understand how fortunate I am to live in a country that provides such an outstanding service to its people. I am grateful for the officer that stopped me that day as it taught me a huge lesson.

 

Since I committed this offence, I used my contactless payment card for any subsequent journeys on Transport for London (insert evidence) and have never before this day used a freedom pass or any other pass/payment method that was not my own.

 

I live in Manchester and so I do not find myself in London very often. I promise I will not be a repeat offender. I'm truly deeply sorry for my actions. 

 

As well as this I have been attending therapy to deal with the mental health issues that I have been suffering with over the last year. I truly believe that I am a better healthier person now and I KNOW I will never ever commit another offence. 

 

Please give me an opportunity to redeem myself. 

 

I would be grateful to speak to someone directly (insert number). Please respond with a number that I can contact. 

 

Thank you for taking the time to read my letter.

 

 

 

I am going to write another one too as I know they will not accept this one

 

First grovelling letter .

 

 

At this stage, as I am seeking to settle ooc shall I complete the government court form thats a request of details or just continue writing to TFL for the next two weeks to see if my case can be dropped. 

 

I'm going to write a hand written letter too and send that off tomorrow! 

 

I appreciate everyone's help on this. I have been struggling to move on with my life since the matter. I appreciate having a community to speak to about this. Its helping me cope. 

 

THANK YOU 

[dx100uk]

i would suspect you have the same as in post 6 of this thread

for the court you plead guilty stating you wish to attend.

 

you need to focus on the fact that this was a one off silly mistake.

 

 

[hoteljk]

Yep, I will follow this thread. 
 

Thank you 

 

It’s clear that there’s nothing I can do and I will inevitably get a criminal record. 
 

I think these new offences are getting treated more seriously. 
 

I don’t understand why they can’t just issue fines. 
 

I give up 

[dx100uk]

they cant issue fines themselves, only a magistrates court can ever issue a fine....

 

certain passes are funded by the public purse, hence they have to let the judicial system run its course, should they not take pity upon the offender, you've just not done a good enough job, (only one correspondence from you) in convincing them to OOC.

 

sorry but there are 100's of threads here on fare evasion, you need to do a better job of begging and not leave it so long before chasing things up.

 

 

even if you do goto court, there are numerous examples of OOC on the day or a few days before, and there are examples of magistrates issuing a settlement and it not being criminally recorded .

 

we've seen people with 100's of fraudulent uses of a pass get off with an OOC, yours is one stupid mistake that you got caught on.

 

 

[hoteljk]

To Whom It May Concern,

 

Thank you for your letter on

 

I want to start off by sincerely apologising for my actions in this case and I am extremely and utterly ashamed and regretful of my actions towards TFL and the public.

 

Initially, I used the pass by mistake as I didn’t realise what I was tapping and then on the journey back (when I was stopped) I admit that I used it willingly and knowingly and I should have used my own card.

 

As the only earner of my household, looking after my grandmother who has health conditions due to old age, she is reliant on me for household support please see here: (insert evidence). 

 

I have just found out the news that I am pregnant and a criminal record will mean that I lose my job and be unable to provide for my child. I do not have support so financial income is very important to me. 

 

 If this matter were to escalate further into court, it would compromise my employment as it is a requirement stated within my contract. This will be devastating to my family and I as we are already struggling financially and I will be a mother in 8 months time. I have recently began working full time and still struggling with paying bills and trying to get myself on my feet after university. If this matter goes further and is not settled out of court, I am afraid of how this will have a ripple effect on my mental health, family and unborn child. 

 

I have aspirations to be a primary school teacher and I know that this will be impossible if I have a criminal record. I will give whatever fine you feel fit to punish me for my wrong doings. As mentioned in my previous letter I would be happy to take part in unpaid labour to show how sorry I am. I deeply apologise for taking time and resources away from more important areas of TfL and all other public bodies.

 

 I was abandoned by my father at birth, and I have a rocky relationship with my mother which has been causing me depression and anxiety as of late. It brought me to a crossroads in my life where I have been brought to feel great anguish to know that I will not have any support at such a life changing time (becoming a mother). 

 

 If this matter goes to court I know that my life will be ruined and I will never be able to redeem a healthy state of mind and environment for myself and my family. I've always worked hard to bring myself out of my poor life situation but I have somehow found myself worse off by facing a criminal conviction. 

 

I am truly grateful for the TfL system, and I completely understand how fortunate I am to live in a country that provides such an outstanding service to its people. I am grateful for the officer that stopped me that day as it taught me a huge lesson.

 

Since I committed this offence, I used my contactless payment card for any subsequent journeys on Transport for London (insert evidence) and have never before this day used a freedom pass or any other pass/payment method that was not my own.

 

I live in Manchester and so I do not find myself in London very often. I promise I will not be a repeat offender. I'm truly deeply sorry for my actions. 

 

As well as this I have been attending therapy to deal with the mental health issues that I have been suffering with over the last year. I truly believe that I am a better, healthier person now and I KNOW I will never ever commit another offence. 

 

Please give me an opportunity to redeem myself. 

 

I would be grateful to speak to someone directly (insert number). Please respond with a number or email that I can contact directly. 

 

Thank you for taking the time to read my letter.

 

can I send this above to them? 
 

thanks 

Is it too personal to talk about being pregnant? 

[hoteljk]

Hi, 

 

Please can someone tell me if this email is okay to send? I would like to send it tomorrow. 

 

KR

[hoteljk]

I dont understand why you said this 

 

"if you have already sent you plea

then you wait.

they will write or email you.

check spam folders too.

 

nothing more you need to do until they reply.

 

dx" and then said that the OP left it too long.. 

 

It's not clear please could someone explain as this is something that took place on my thread

 

 

[dx100uk]

why did you happen to have the pass on you?

 

 

[dx100uk]

well this all comes from READING all the threads here involving TfL not just one or two and understanding how TfL and things work.

we cant specifically put a time limit upon when you should be thinking urm...i've heard nothing maybe i should contact them, in some aspects its called being intuitive. we don't nursemaid people.

 

dx

 

 

[hoteljk]

I understand now. Sorry for my ignorance 

[hoteljk]

She gave it to me to use. But that’s not what I told them 

[dx100uk]

you should have the officers notes in your SJP stuff from the court.

does it mention it?

or 

what did you tell them...?

 

your letter is not up to our usual stds.

 

 

 

[hoteljk]

I just told them that it’s my mothers and that’s what the notes mention too. 
 

Okay I’ll work on it 

Edited October 14, 2022 by hoteljk

[hoteljk]

To Whom It May Concern,

 

Thank you for your letter on

 

I want to start off by sincerely apologising for my actions in this case and I am extremely and utterly ashamed and regretful of my actions towards TFL and the public.

 

I’m regretful of my actions. The first time I used to pass- after always refusing to use it as it’s the wrong thing to do- I am caught. I felt so guilty and attempting to use the pass that day. I haven’t been able to sleep as a result.  My contract states that of I’m obligated to report if I’m being prosecuted and a conviction would result in me losing my job (please see document). 

 

As the only earner of my household, looking after my grandmother who has health conditions due to old age, she is reliant on me for household support please see here: (insert evidence). Bouncing between three homes at the minute has caused my mental health to deteriorate and as a result of this incident and other things that have happened to me I have been suffering with anxiety and depression which runs in my family. 

 

I’ve never had paternal support as I was abandoned by my father. This has always caused me great anxiety for some reason as I’ve always felt like the people around me will leave me. As a result, if I lose my job and have no source of income I know that I will have limited support. The support I give to others is one sided and I don’t benefit in knowing that I have a secure home. 

 

I have just found out the news that I am pregnant and a criminal record will mean that I lose my job and be unable to provide for my child. I do not have support so financial income is very important to me. 

 

This will be devastating to my family and I as we are already struggling financially and I will be a mother in 8 months time. I have recently began working full time and still struggling with paying bills and trying to get myself on my feet after university. If this matter goes further and is not settled out of court, I am afraid of how this will have a ripple effect on my mental health, family and unborn child. 

 

 

I have never been in trouble with the law in the past (please see my most recent DBS) and I ensure that I won’t be in the future. I have already bought a season pass for the London Underground (please see document ) which I have been using/will continue to use and I swear that I will never do this again. Ever since the incident I have suffered a great deal of anxiety. I’ve lost my appetite, my desire to socialise, I’ve really lost who I am. I believe it’s the anxiety and stress taking over.  I fear the heightened stress of have a criminal record and found to court will negatively impact my health during my pregnancy. 

 

I have aspirations to be a primary school teacher and I know that this will be impossible if I have a criminal record. I want to pay however much you feel fit to punish me for my wrong doings. As mentioned in my previous letter I would be happy to take part in unpaid labour to show how sorry I am. I deeply apologise for taking time and resources away from more important areas of TfL and all other public bodies.

 

 If this matter goes to court I know that I will never be able to redeem a healthy state of mind and environment for myself and my family. I've always worked hard to bring myself out of the poor hand that I have been dealt in life but I have somehow found myself here facing a criminal conviction. 

 

I am truly grateful for the TfL system, and I completely understand how fortunate I am to live in a country that provides such an outstanding service to its people. I am grateful for the officer that stopped me that day as it taught me a huge lesson.

 

Since I committed this offence, I have used my contactless payment card for any subsequent journeys on Transport for London (insert evidence) and have never before this day used a freedom pass or any other pass/payment method that was not my own. That day was a stupid silly mistake. 

 

As well as this I have been attending therapy to deal with the mental health issues that I have been suffering with over the last year. I truly believe that I am a better, healthier person now and I KNOW I will never ever commit another offence. 

 

Please give me an opportunity to redeem myself. 

 

 

I am happy to make full immediate payment of all incurred costs that my actions have caused. Whilst I know what I did was wrong and I’d really like the opportunity to make amends, I think a prosecution/conviction would have an unfair and disproportionate impact on my health, my employment, and on my child’s health/financial wellbeing. I hope that I’ve explained myself well and provided enough evidence, if you need anything further from me to help you reach your decision please let me know. Thank you again. 

 

I would be grateful to speak to someone directly (insert number). Please respond with a number or email that I can contact directly. 

 

Thank you for taking the time to read my letter.

[dx100uk]

excuse me asking but were you born here, if not when did you come to the UK?

 

dx

 

[hoteljk]

Yes I was born here 

[hoteljk]

 

To Whom It May Concern,

 

Thank you for your letter on

 

I want to start off by sincerely apologising for my actions in this case and I am extremely and utterly ashamed and regretful of my actions towards TFL and the public.

 

I felt so guilty attempting to use it that day. I haven’t been able to sleep as a result of facing criminal proceedings. I feel a dark cloud over me every single day for what I done and the shame that I have brought to myself. I’ve been having constant nightmares of losing my job and being homeless and I’m scared that this may become a reality if I get a criminal record. I’m so scared of what my future holds. 

 

My contract states that I’m obligated to report if I’m being prosecuted and a conviction would result in me losing my job (please see document). 

 

As the only earner of my household, looking after my grandmother who has health conditions due to old age, she is reliant on me for household support please see here: (insert evidence). Bouncing between three homes at the minute has caused my mental health to deteriorate. As result of this incident and other things that have happened to me I have been suffering with anxiety and depression which runs in my family. 

 

I was abandoned by my father. As a result, I suffer from anxiety and depression, as well as the fact that it runs in my family. 

 

If I lose my job and have no source of income I know that I will have limited support.

 

I have just found that I’m pregnant and a criminal record will mean that I lose my job and be unable to provide for my child. I do not have support so financial income is very important to me. I feel like I’m unable to be excited about my pregnancy because of this matter. This is making me feel so guilty and I feel like my anxiety is creating a bad environment for my baby to flourish. 

 

This will be devastating to my family and I am already struggling financially. I have recently began working full time and still struggling with paying bills and trying to get myself on my feet after university. If this matter goes further and is not settled out of court, I am afraid of how this will have a ripple effect on my mental health, family and unborn child. I’m not sure how I would survive and where I would live if I don’t have a job. 

 

I have never been in trouble with the law (please see my most recent DBS) and I’m sure that I won’t be in the future. Ever since the incident I have suffered a great deal of anxiety. I’ve lost my appetite, my desire to socialise, I’ve really lost who I am. I believe it’s the anxiety and stress taking over.  I fear the heightened stress of having a criminal record and going to court will negatively impact my health during my pregnancy. 

 

I have aspirations to work as a primary school teacher once I can afford to go back into education. I know that this will be impossible if I have a criminal record. I want to pay however much you feel fit to punish me for my wrong doings. As mentioned in my previous letter I would be happy to take part in unpaid labour to show how sorry I am. I deeply apologise for taking time and resources away from more important areas of TfL and all other public bodies.

 

 If this matter goes to court I know that I will never be able to redeem a healthy state of mind and environment for myself and my family. I've always worked hard to bring myself out of the poor hand that I have been dealt in life but I have somehow found myself here facing a criminal conviction. 

 

I am truly grateful for the TfL system, and I completely understand how fortunate I am to live in a country that provides such an outstanding service to its people. I am grateful for the officer that stopped me that day as it taught me a huge lesson.

 

Since I committed this offence, I have used my contactless payment card for any subsequent journeys on Transport for London (insert evidence) and have never before this day used a freedom pass or any other pass/payment method that was not my own. That day was a stupid silly mistake. 

 

As well as this I have been attending therapy to deal with the mental health issues that I have been suffering with over the last year. I truly believe that I am a better, healthier person now and I KNOW I will never ever commit another offence. 

 

Please give me an opportunity to redeem myself. I would appreciate it if someone could write back and let me know how I can make an immediate payment to the organisation. 

 

I am happy to make full immediate payment of all incurred costs that my actions have caused. Whilst I know what I did was wrong and I’d really like the opportunity to redeem myself, I think a conviction would have a disproportionate impact on my health, my employment, and on my child’s health/financial wellbeing. I hope that I’ve explained myself well and provided enough evidence, if you need anything further from me to help you reach your decision please let me know. Thank you again. 

 

I would be grateful to speak to someone directly (insert number). Please respond with a number or email that I can contact directly. 

 

Thank you for taking the time to read my letter.

[dx100uk]

looks good inc evidence too.

 

dx

 

[hoteljk]

Thank you for your recent email.

 

I appreciate that you wish for an alternative to the current Single Justice Procedure Notice issued to you.

 

I note your seeming remorse in the matter however TfL take the misuse of other persons Free travel passes seriously. We are of the view that good warning is given as to the possible repercussions if you don’t pay your fare.

 

I understand you are concerned about the impact that a conviction may have to your current employment, and additionally to your aspirations of being a primary school teacher. You say ‘this will be impossible if I have a criminal record’

 

Although I understand the concern this is not the case in all instances, with such a conviction being spent after one year, in a lot of circumstances. You can access further information at the following website.

 

https://www.nacro.org.uk/criminal-record-support-service/support-for-individuals/disclosing-criminal-records/rehabilitation-offenders-act/

 

You stated within your email that you have ‘anxiety and depression’ and stress.

 

TfL do not take mental health lightly however these categories of ailments are common place in society today and effect individuals in greatly different ways.

 

If you have any corroborative evidence to these diagnosis that show a connection to your actions and that you wish TfL to have sight of then by all means present these to us. We will review further anything provided.

 

After a full review of the information already received TfL have opted to proceed with the Single Justice Procedure Notice as issued. We feel this is the appropriate action.

 

Please ensure that you consider it’s content in full and follow the instructions enclosed within it.

 

Regards

 

The response above. Very disheartening.

 

I’m now wondering whether or not to bother including evidence of mental illness as I’ve never had a diagnosis.

 

Shall I request evidence from a walk in centre as I don’t have a gp at the minute 

Edited October 22, 2022 by hoteljk

[honeybee13]

See what dx thinks, we assumed you had a diagnosis. I would expect a diagnosis to come from a psychiatrist so I'm not sure your walk-in clinic idea is going to work. I suppose it could be worth a try, let's see what dx thinks about that.