mattmc
Well-Known Member
Mid April me and a friend were issued fines for fair evasion/not having a correct ticket on the train/not producing the correct ticket, admittedly slightly over the limit, but using public transport as a safe way to get home.
When we did sober up the next day however, it was apparent that both of us did indeed have our tickets. You may say why we didn't put our tickets in the machine...the gates were open, at 11:30pm so as I'm sure everyone on this site has done one time or another, we just walked through.
We both appealed the fine, sending letters based on the format pdf on the website as some of you may have done one time or another, similar letters stating circumstance, with the actual ticket on us. He is a student paying customer, I an adult as I'm not studying.
Well 1 month and a half later we have both been responded, he being let off, I not.
The hypocrisy is rife. I even said in my letter what I was wearing and what time I bought the ticket if they were to keep records of people buying tickets on CCTV (I don't know, just maybe another way I could be honest about it).
I'm refusing to pay the $200 fine for an identical offense someone doesn't have to pay for. If there is anyone from the government or State Transit or the State Revenue Office, I hope you know your system fails. 'The System' fails. You can not set one precedent and break it the next time round. That is wrong. If I need to go to court, so be it. If I need to go again, so be it. If it costs me more than the $200 so be it. I am not going to be pushed around by your failure to produce consistency.
Rant finished, prepare to feel my wrath whoever wants to bring it.
When we did sober up the next day however, it was apparent that both of us did indeed have our tickets. You may say why we didn't put our tickets in the machine...the gates were open, at 11:30pm so as I'm sure everyone on this site has done one time or another, we just walked through.
We both appealed the fine, sending letters based on the format pdf on the website as some of you may have done one time or another, similar letters stating circumstance, with the actual ticket on us. He is a student paying customer, I an adult as I'm not studying.
Well 1 month and a half later we have both been responded, he being let off, I not.
The hypocrisy is rife. I even said in my letter what I was wearing and what time I bought the ticket if they were to keep records of people buying tickets on CCTV (I don't know, just maybe another way I could be honest about it).
I'm refusing to pay the $200 fine for an identical offense someone doesn't have to pay for. If there is anyone from the government or State Transit or the State Revenue Office, I hope you know your system fails. 'The System' fails. You can not set one precedent and break it the next time round. That is wrong. If I need to go to court, so be it. If I need to go again, so be it. If it costs me more than the $200 so be it. I am not going to be pushed around by your failure to produce consistency.
Rant finished, prepare to feel my wrath whoever wants to bring it.