A MUM has sparked a fiery debate online after sharing that her 19-year-old son was hit with a whopping £1,200 fine for using an expired £30 railcard for an entire year.
Taking to Reddit’s r/LegalAdviceUK, the distraught mother revealed that her son, who’s been commuting back and forth from university, was recently caught out.
The inspector who caught him informed him that his railcard was no longer valid.
To make matters worse, a letter soon arrived at their doorstep, demanding a hefty £1,200 for the dozens of journeys he’d made without a valid railcard.
The mum said: “He never thought to check if it was valid this whole time.
“He was under the impression he paid for a three-year railcard, but it …