tim (back at home) wrote:
"BBK" wrote in message
...

My flatmate used my annual travelcard (paper ticket) on the tube
recently and got inspected by the mob that board the tubes. As he
didn't have a photocard & they decided it wasn't his ticket - my ticket
was confiscated and he is waiting to hear about a fine for fraudulent
use! They said they'd send my ticket back to Southern Trains (the
issuers) and I'd have to contact them about getting it back!

Southern have now finally said they've passed my details onto the
Independent Fares and Penalty Services (still don't have the ticket
back yet) and it's likely I'll get a fine too - even though I didn't
know he had used it that day! I can't get hold of these people except
by writing to them and we're both left in the dark and moreover they
have my ticket still!

My question is I doubt I can do anything about the imminent fines for

[snip]

Given that a season ticket with no accompaning
photocard is worthless for travel, why would anyone
let someone else borrow it, it has zero value to that
other person?


No idea but I note that the original poster did not say he had done so.
If he had given permission then he is guilty of something (conspiracy
to evade fairs or whatever) but as written it is consistent with his
flatmate simply taking it without his permission.

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