Have you ever not paid your fare on a train or bus?

Question

Would you tell if you did not pay on some form
of public transport.

What was the furthest you have travelled for nothing.


All aboard

Answer 1

As it happens, because of my work I don't HAVE to pay fares, but judging by the INfrequency with which I ever have my pass inspected, I suspect that an awful lot of people quite often chance getting away without buying a ticket. Until they bring back ticket BARRIER inspections AND have loads of travelling ticket inspectors this situation will continue, and is one of the reasons why transport rarely pays for itself.

Answer 2

Travelling with the intent of evading your fare is a crime. There are several methods of detecting fare-dodgers, the most obvious being the deterrent, i.e. ticket barriers. The rail industry does have other means of revenue protection, one of which is a covert surveillance operation in a known problem area. A person may think they are getting away with it over a period of time, only to find that the person sitting near them is either a revenue protection officer, or a police officer, in plain clothes. The first the offender will know is that they get a tap on the shoulder, then the full weight of the law descends upon them like a ton of bricks, just as it should.

Answer 3

Well, there have been several occasions where I have not paid for a ticket.
One time we were travelling into London Liv. St. and the tciket office was closed at Bush Hill Park.
We ended up deciding to get off at Seven Sisters. to avoid the barriers, and to buy a ticket, but it tured out that barriers had been installed to the ticket booth. We got back on a train, and went all the way to Bethnal Green, where we caught a Bus.

Another time we were going to Manchester from Buxton, and bothe the Car Park Ticket Machine and the Train Ticket Machine were out of order. We couldn't see anywhere to pay, so we simply got n the train!
On return, we found a Parking Ticket on our car's windscreen, but we didn't pay that either!

(Both these incidents were down to WAGN and FIRST. We are law abiding citizens and would never dodge fares on purpose. We only refused to pay the Parking Fine, because the machine was not working.)

Answer 4

ticket less travel is often seen as very petty and rail staff are often verbally abused or assaulted when they challenge offenders, It worth noting that if all travellers on trains had a valid ticket for their journey then the increase in revenue would have negated the need for a price rise earlier this year. Also if found without a ticket then a criminal record along with fines of up to £1000 and 3 months in jail are available to the courts,

Answer 5

Yes always.

For those of you who do not and wonder why the fares go up by so much. Think about how much money the companies would get and how much less the increases would be if you start paying.

Remember, if you are caught without a ticket you are no better than a common thief! And deserve a the fine, court appearance and custodial sentance perhaps.

Answer 6

I keep in mind drunkenly forcing my way for the duration of the turnstile at a Paris Metro station. It replaced into previous due and that i replaced into drained, the prepare replaced into suitable there, i attempted to pay yet they used those tiny little fare taking part in cards and that i in simple terms could not make it artwork. Gave up and made a smash for it, no repercussions. additionally while have been young infants we'd purchase one bus cost ticket and then shop passing it out the back window to enable others on. This purely works on the depot, you do not have time for it at a universal stop on the edge of the line.

Answer 7

When I was a student I travelled to college by rail and when returning late there was often no-one at the barrier to check my ticket. The ticket being valid several days and not being clipped or stamped it could be used again without anyone being the wiser.

Sometimes I have boarded a train at an unstaffed station: the guard was supposed to come round and sell tickets but didn't bother. The destination also being unstaffed I made the journey without paying.

Answer 8

Yes! As a student I took the train from Cornwall to Sheffield ... but got stopped at Derby by the ticket collector. The intention was always to pay the full fair (I didn't get the chance to buy the ticket at the station cos I was in a rush) but it wasn't until I got to Derby that a ticket inspector even showed up!

In the end I gave him £5 ... which he pocketed!!!

Answer 9

Yes, and here's some good fare dodging tips for you; If you ever arrive at Cardiff Central without a ticket, go down in the lifts as they often are too short staffed to man the barriers and leave them wide open. Try to find stops on your route which are unstaffed and try to leave or join at these stations. Sit as far away from the conductor as possible, They are often very lazy, and can't be bothered to come and collect your fare. If you want to try it on, just say 'I've already shown you my ticket'. See what happens.
Otherwise get one of those 'free' wheelchairs from Asda and you get 50% off. Otherwise you need a disabled rail card for a 30% discount. Don't bother trying to pretend you have cerebral palsy either, it doesn't work, and for gods sake don't try this in front of your work colleagues as you'll just end up having to leave the company like i did.
As a last resort, go onto EBAY and you can find most train companies staff on their selling their uniforms, buy one and ride on your chosen train service for nothing ( you could even try driving the train ) but you could also end up in front of magistrate charged under section 27 of the public order offences, and you could too possibly end up being fined £275 plus £45 costs.

Answer 10

The San Diego Trolley system works on an honor system with periodic checks by law enforcement. The fine is $80 US if caught. When I was low on money, I rode 40 miles without paying. Felt very uncomfortable on the train, every time it stopped, I checked the platform to see if a constable was going to board.