{"id":12940,"date":"2015-06-27T13:00:07","date_gmt":"2015-06-27T06:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/innocent-70p-rail-ticket-error-could-leave-me-with-a-criminal-record\/"},"modified":"2016-05-13T14:24:13","modified_gmt":"2016-05-13T07:24:13","slug":"innocent-70p-rail-ticket-error-could-leave-me-with-a-criminal-record","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/innocent-70p-rail-ticket-error-could-leave-me-with-a-criminal-record\/","title":{"rendered":"Innocent 70p rail ticket error could leave me with a criminal record"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nI mistakenly bought a ticket from the wrong Bolton station, and now Northern Rail wants to do me for fare evasionI am being threatened with a criminal record over a 70p shortfall in a train fare. I am 67, and not at all dopey or infirm. Recently, I started to travel once a week into Manchester from Bolton station. Due to overcrowding I decided to try from Bolton Lostock instead. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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