Mum divides opinion after saying her son has been charged 1,200 for using his expired 30 railcard for a WHOLE year [Video]

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.

A mum was fuming after her son was fined £1,200 for carrying an expired railcard

The uni student had been using the expired card for a whole year

The inspector who caught him informed him that his railcard was no longer valid.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 …