A commuter who pays £4,500 for a rail season ticket was fined after falling asleep on his train home and missing his stop.

Neil Armstrong woke up at the next stop just four minutes away, but was fined despite pleading with a ticket inspector to show some "common sense".

The graphic designer, 46, has had an annual season ticket from London Victoria to Barming, Kent, for 25 years.

But after waking up as the train pulled away towards Maidstone East just after 5pm on June 13, a ticket inspector issued him with a fine, despite the father of three offering to pay the difference in fare of £2.70.