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Government to order review into train fare prosecutions

An independent review of rail fare prosecutions and enforcement is set to be ordered by the Government following claims of train operators taking disproportionate action. Transport Secretary Louise Haigh is expected to announce on Wednesday that ...

13 Nov 2024 at 08:26

Government orders review into train fare prosecutions

An independent review of rail fare prosecutions and enforcement has been ordered by the Government following claims of train operators taking disproportionate action. Transport Secretary Louise Haigh announced on Wednesday that regulator the ...

13 Nov 2024 at 10:10

More than 28,000 rail fare evasion prosecutions quashed

More than 28,000 prosecutions brought by two rail firms for alleged fare evasions have been quashed. Northern Rail, which covers large swathes of northern England, brought 28,631 prosecutions against passengers using the single justice ...

28 Nov 2024 at 13:19

Calls for Single Justice Procedure reform after rail fare prosecutions declared void

Calls have grown for the Single Justice Procedure (SJP) to be reformed after tens of thousands of rail fare evasion prosecutions brought under the controversial process were declared void. Passengers accused of fare evasion prosecuted ...

15 Aug 2024 at 17:16

Thousands of rail fare prosecutions set to be declared void after judge’s ruling

Thousands of prosecutions for alleged fare evasion brought by train companies are set to be declared void after a judge’s ruling. Four train companies including Northern Rail and Greater Anglia brought prosecutions against thousands ...

15 Aug 2024 at 12:28

75,000 prosecutions of alleged rail fare evasion ‘probably unlawful’

Number of rail fare evasion single justice procedure cases ‘probably unlawful’

About 75,000 prosecutions of alleged fare evasion brought by train companies under the controversial single justice procedure were “probably unlawful” and could be quashed, a court has heard. The train firms involved – including ...

20 Jun 2024 at 18:50

Fare evasion costs Transport for London £130m a year

Around one in 29 public transport users in London do not pay the correct fare, figures show. Transport for London (TfL) said 3.5% of passengers across its network evade fares, costing it £130 million annually. The figure has ...

30 May 2025 at 12:34

Fact check: Video has been online for months before Robert Jenrick ‘expose’

A widely shared social media post claimed Transport for London (TfL) is “suddenly enforcing the barriers after @RobertJenrick’s expose”. It was posted alongside a video showing a man and police by a set of ticket barriers. ...

30 May 2025 at 17:28

Thousands set to be refunded after rail fare evasion convictions declared void

Tens of thousands of passengers who were prosecuted and fined for fare evasion are set to be refunded after a judge ruled that their convictions were void. Seven train companies including Northern Rail and Greater Anglia ...

15 Aug 2024 at 15:39

Rail firms taking ‘disproportionate action’ against passengers over ticket rules

Train operators are taking “disproportionate action” against passengers who do not hold a valid ticket, according to an inquiry which criticised Britain’s “complex” fares system. The regulator, the Office of Rail and ...

04 Jun 2025 at 00:01

Train operator recovers £12,000 from persistent fare dodger

A train operator said it has recovered £12,000 from a habitual fare dodger who offended 736 times. Chiltern Railways said the culprit, who it did not name, committed instances of “fraudulent reclaims of money, ...

10 Feb 2025 at 12:18

Give ticketless train passengers a ‘yellow card’ for first offences – watchdog

Train passengers caught without a ticket should be let off with a warning for a first offence, according to a watchdog. Transport Focus urged all operators in Britain to introduce a so-called yellow card ...

16 Jan 2025 at 00:01

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