Got fined £40 for bus fare ticket

I feel like ranting. I just need advice since prior to this my parents were just ignorant and this could've been avoided altogether. I paid £1.50 which is apparently a short stop. It was honestly an innocent mistake.The inspector took me off the bus while my sisters and friends looked on and then was persistent in me paying the £40 fine or i being registered on the system - he made it sound so bad, not making me aware that I could pay in the 14 day period, alreast I would have some hope of getting away with it. So naive on my part. In this time, he was getting irritated and I tried explaining myself that the bus driver accepted it etc, as a matter of fact I was in the wrong bc I paid £1.20 bc my mom tells me that i can get away with looking 15 (lesson learned never listen to your parents), anyways the bus driver put on 1.50.

Thinking back I could've just played my part by saying I was a teen (which I am). Instead he held onto my credit card as a form of ID and I ended up paying by card and he got me on to the next bus. Funny since I thought I'd have to pay more money. Freaking hate the system. I only have a receipt and dont know if itll be worth me appealing. I cant afford to pay £40 (who can??), I dont have a job and I'm 19, that was my savings, and I want my money back, if that's remotely possible. The real question is, how can I appeal online? I've searched and the only thing that comes up is bus lane fare for cars.. meanwhile, everybody out here getting on the bus for free.

Thank you in advance.

I feel like ranting. I just need advice since prior to this my parents were just ignorant and this could've been avoided altogether. I paid £1.50 which is apparently a short stop. It was honestly an innocent mistake.The inspector took me off the bus while my sisters and friends looked on and then was persistent in me paying the £40 fine or i being registered on the system - he made it sound so bad, not making me aware that I could pay in the 14 day period, alreast I would have some hope of getting away with it. So naive on my part. In this time, he was getting irritated and I tried explaining myself that the bus driver accepted it etc, as a matter of fact I was in the wrong bc I paid £1.20 bc my mom tells me that i can get away with looking 15 (lesson learned never listen to your parents), anyways the bus driver put on 1.50.

Thinking back I could've just played my part by saying I was a teen (which I am). Instead he held onto my credit card as a form of ID and I ended up paying by card and he got me on to the next bus. Funny since I thought I'd have to pay more money. Freaking hate the system. I only have a receipt and dont know if itll be worth me appealing. I cant afford to pay £40 (who can??), I dont have a job and I'm 19, that was my savings, and I want my money back, if that's remotely possible. The real question is, how can I appeal online? I've searched and the only thing that comes up is bus lane fare for cars.. meanwhile, everybody out here getting on the bus for free.

Thank you in advance.

So what is your case/ Your parents told you to pretend you were a teen and pay £1.20 fraudulently. but the bus driver charged you £1.50, so your fraud didnt work out and the ticket inspector nabbed you for overstaying your £1.50 stop?


Contact the bus company or look on their website for where the appeal procedures are.

Lmfao I got fined too!!! In June. I paid it on the last day it was due and I had a screaming match with the reps haha. *******s.

Oh, scrap that part up, I've thought about it and up until today I've been paying 1.50 (thought I paid 1.20) not knowing that the full price is 2.40, I'm fairly new to this. Tbf I didnt know any better, my mom was like you can get away with child ticket, which I probably could but I prefer paying the adult price, little did I know we have to pay 2.40. I hope I'm making myself clear here. I havent told her about my fine, lol but I gave her hints that she should pay in full but she is in denial. Good god in the future.

Thank you, I will do that.

Yikes, you make it sound like a good thing, though it doesn't look too good on us does it, in front of all those people. And it must be a rough job for them inspectors. I could've handled it better tbh.

Maybe you could point out it was a mistake, you are new and you are also unemployed. Maybe they will take pity on you.
Get a proof of benefits letter showing thats all the money you had.

It was a good thing that I cussed out leeching bureaucrats!!!

And in front of what people? I paid by phone, kid...

How exactly did you handle it? Apologetically? For being "caught"? I didn't read the thread because it's too long.

I appreciate this.

Ah, but that's not the only money I have

Sorry about the length, I was frustrated.

Oh ok, people as in when they take you off the bus. Man, I wish I handled it more maturely.

Surprisingly, I was stubborn and showed my annoyance bc I had my siblings on the bus, I think what annoyed me most was he didn't try to understand my situation - he just wanted me to pay up and get out of his hair.

He took me by surprise, I was thinking, "but I paid..." suppose it's a lesson and they're just doing their job

I feel like ranting. I just need advice since prior to this my parents were just ignorant and this could've been avoided altogether. I paid £1.50 which is apparently a short stop. It was honestly an innocent mistake.The inspector took me off the bus while my sisters and friends looked on and then was persistent in me paying the £40 fine or i being registered on the system - he made it sound so bad, not making me aware that I could pay in the 14 day period, alreast I would have some hope of getting away with it. So naive on my part. In this time, he was getting irritated and I tried explaining myself that the bus driver accepted it etc.

Thinking back I could've just played my part by saying I was a teen (which I am). Instead he held onto my credit card as a form of ID and I ended up paying by card and he got me on to the next bus. Funny since I thought I'd have to pay more money to get on the next bus, you know what I mean? Everything revolves around money . Freaking hate the system.

I only have a receipt and don't know if it'll be worth me appealing. I can't afford to pay £40 (who can??), I don't have a job and I'm 19, that was my savings (just my luck) and I want my money back, if that's remotely possible. The real question is, how can I appeal online? I've searched and the only thing that comes up is bus lane fare for cars.. meanwhile, everybody out here getting on the bus for free.

Thank you in advance.

Edit: I paid 1.50 not child fare

Lmfao I got fined too!!! In June. I paid it on the last day it was due and I had a screaming match with the reps haha. *******s.

I feel like ranting. I just need advice since prior to this my parents were just ignorant and this could've been avoided altogether. I paid £1.50 which is apparently a short stop. It was honestly an innocent mistake.The inspector took me off the bus while my sisters and friends looked on and then was persistent in me paying the £40 fine or i being registered on the system - he made it sound so bad, not making me aware that I could pay in the 14 day period, alreast I would have some hope of getting away with it. So naive on my part. In this time, he was getting irritated and I tried explaining myself that the bus driver accepted it etc.

Thinking back I could've just played my part by saying I was a teen (which I am). Instead he held onto my credit card as a form of ID and I ended up paying by card and he got me on to the next bus. Funny since I thought I'd have to pay more money to get on the next bus, you know what I mean? Everything revolves around money . Freaking hate the system.

I only have a receipt and don't know if it'll be worth me appealing. I can't afford to pay £40 (who can??), I don't have a job and I'm 19, that was my savings (just my luck) and I want my money back, if that's remotely possible. The real question is, how can I appeal online? I've searched and the only thing that comes up is bus lane fare for cars.. meanwhile, everybody out here getting on the bus for free.

Thank you in advance.

Edit: I paid 1.50 not child fare

My son..... and I will never really know the truth..... failed to pay his train fare when he got on a suburban train a couple of years ago. There were no barriers, the machine was broken and he thought he could pay on the train. All possible...

Anyway ticket inspectors got on the train and found hecdidnt have a ticket. I think instead of being respectful he gave them a bit of an attitude..... again all possible. They took his address.

He was living away from home at the time. I gave his chum all his post to give to him. His chum forgot. Next thing I knew there is a court date set where he will get a huge fine and more worryingly a CRIMINAL RECORD .
My husband .. His stepfather is a solicitor and managed to get the fine paid before it went to court. Big relief.

Thing is.. my son is a teacher. If he has a criminal record that is his career destroyed. Add to that he would not ve able to travel to certain countries like the USA.

Think very carefully before you break the law

you should have just ran off dude if you couldn't afford it.

they don't pay these guys enough to run you down and wrestle you to the floor.