ruth wrote:

I am a holder of a disabled persons freedom pass.
I gave him my ticket to use
He got stopped at Kings Cross by some revenue inspector
He has subsequently received a court summons,

[irrelevant sob story snipped]

He isnt guilty because I told him he could use my ticket, and he being from up
north didnt know any different.

How did you work that out? He is guilty. He was caught with someone
else's pass. Your freedom pass was issued to you for your use. It is
non transferable. That means nobody else can legally use it. Being from
"up north" makes no difference.

From the conditions of use on the London Councils website:-

2. Freedom pass remains the property of Transport for London and is not
transferable. It may only be used by the holder whose name appears on the front and may not be used by anyone else.

They actually repeat this at the bottom of the page:-

The freedom pass and photocard are for your personal use only and must not be used by anyone else.

And,

3. It is valid for travel only with a photocard bearing the same name. Both
freedom pass and photocard must be shown to ticket checking staff. They must
be produced for inspection on each journey whether demanded or not.

I take it you didn't give him your photocard, I expect that was because
you knew that would give the game away.

I do not want him to get a criminal conviction or huge fine because he
doesnt deserve it.

Yes he does. He was caught fair and square trying to defraud TfL. He
even admits it. You should have thought of that before you set out to
defraud TfL He even had the money to pay the fare on him.

He makes the effort to travel 150 miles twice
monthly to check Im OK, and I have no one else to care for me.

Yeah yeah yeah. he sounds like a pal of yours rather than a 'carer'
anyway. How was he going to get your freedom pass back to you? By post?
Not the first time I bet.

As I said. he was technically guilty, because he used my pass, but the
fact remains he didnt know he couldnt use it.. I told him he could
because its a disabled pass and he is disabled.

You knew it was non-transferable, and you told him otherwise? He didn't
read it first? Maybe you should pay his fine then.

any ideas what we can do?

Pay the fine and don't try to bilk TfL again.