Young Preston woman ordered to pay nearly £500 for failing to buy an £11.20 train ticket

By Aimee Seddon
Published 4th May 2023, 20:03 BST
Updated 4th May 2023, 20:05 BST
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A 20-year-old Preston woman has had to pay nearly £500 after failing to buy what would have been an £11.20 train ticket.

Cassidy Addison from Ashton-on-Ribble appeared at Preston Magistrates Court on April 14 faced with one charge.

On Thursday, December 8 2022, Ms Addison is accused of travelling by rail between Preston and Bolton and failing to show a ticket when asked, contrary to section 5(1) of the Regulation of Railways Act 1889.

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The court heard how the Ms Addison boarded the train at Preston Railway Station, where the ticket purchasing facilities were functioning.

A 20-year-old Preston woman has had to pay nearly £500 after failing to buy a train ticket to Bolton.A 20-year-old Preston woman has had to pay nearly £500 after failing to buy a train ticket to Bolton.
A 20-year-old Preston woman has had to pay nearly £500 after failing to buy a train ticket to Bolton.

The defendant was issued with a Penalty Fare Notice for either £20.00 or twice the single fare, whichever is greater.

Payment or an appeal must be made within 21 days and when this was not received, a further reminder letter was sent.

Ms Addison was ordered to pay £11.20 for the fare, £88 for victim services, £150 for prosecution costs, and a £220 fine, taking the total payments to £469.20.