Not paying for a train ticket?

Question

What are the chances of being requested to produce a ticket once you have boarded a train?

If you are requested to produce one, and you don't have a ticket with you, will they ask for your name and address?

And how easy would it be to lie about it and give somebody else's? Would they check, and what would stop me giving a MATCHING name and address incase they check the electoral role?

Answer 1

why should you not pay for your travel? you are using the service so should pay for this.

Answer 2

The chances of being caught without a ticket on a train here in London is very remote.



I know this from a lifelong experience of ticket dodging in my youth back in the 1950s. Now I've got a FREEDOM PASS which gives me free rides on the Tube, trains, buses, trams and the DLR, I no longer have to worry about fares. Someone else pays.



Other thing is that you can get on trains at Charing X before 6.30am for nothing, the barriers are all left open. Likewise if you arrive there before 6.30am you can simply walk out of the station.



If you got caught without a ticket say six times each year, paid the fare plus the fine, it would probably be a financial gain. But after several captures, you are thrown to the wolves as it were.



Take care and don't get caught. . . .or, make out you're a train spotter and waffle on about trains.

Answer 3

I've travelled 6 times this week.



My ticket has been checked on 14 occasions. Twice getting on. Six times when on the train, and six times getting off the station at the far end.



I've seen about half-a-dozen pay on the train, they are charged a full single fare, and as long as they offer, they've not been penalised.



Last time I saw someone argue, and try not to pay, they just called the police. They didn't ask for a name, just handed them over to a waiting policeman at the next stop.

Answer 4

mate you asked this question earlier, you got to buy a ticket to use the trains, faredodging is taken very seriously nowadays because people have become more professional at dodging payments, just pay for a ticket like in London abot 5 or 6 quid or use an oyster card allowing free admission for a long peroid of time, BT police will nick your *** if you are caught or reported faredodging

Answer 5

One thing trains companies do not skimp on is conductors.



If you board without one, you will very likely be asked to produce one.



You should then be asked to pay the full, non discounted 'ouch that hurts' price.



If you don't have the means to pay, they will phone ahead for a representative of the British Transport Police to escort you off the train at the next available station and use certain 'means and ways'..

Answer 6

maximum like that doesn't artwork, by way of fact the cost ticket agent will require that the guy present day the mastercard used interior the acquisition. In stead of reserving on line, I propose you ring the railway on the telephone, and reserve the tickets that way. you may clarify the area, and you need to no longer even ought to offer mastercard ideas. in many circumstances you may in basic terms place tickets on reserve over the telephone, and pay once you %. them up. in spite of this, as persons have stated, you will have the tickets mailed to her. or you need to in basic terms permit the pal pay for the tickets, and pay her lower back later.

Answer 7

If you are asked to show a ticket and do not have one you will have to buy one on the spot. If you refuse to do so then you will have to leave the train at the next station where the police will be waiting for you. It's called theft.

Answer 8

Buy a ticket. Giving someone else's is a crappy thing to do as they will get the hassle and have to deal with proving it wasn't them. It depends from trainline to trainline on how often they inspect. But most stations have barriers now anyway, so you can't get through without a ticket.

Answer 9

they ask for id but if you say you haven't got it they don't push. If you give someone Else's matching name and address you must know them pretty well. I think that would be a mean thing to do

Answer 10

They always ask for tickets, you will be fined on the train if you do not have a valid one or intend to buy one.

Answer 11

You can get an on the spot £50 fine. They can also take you to court. Just pay.

Answer 12

If you buy a ticket, you'll find that noone checks it,

But if you don't buy one, you can bet a ticket inspector will come along.

Sods law !

Answer 13

Don't not if you want a criminal record , they have more british rail police roaming the rails now than ever, you may get away with it once but you never know.

Answer 14

They usually will make you pay for it right there and can charge you a penatly.

Answer 15

It's not that easy... you won't get away with it... so don't try it.. Are you admitting that you are a fare dodger.. you should be ashamed of yourself.. tut tut... your naughty..

Answer 16

sit on the toilet during your journey, as you are a **** hole

Answer 17

i knew these yahoo people would complain at you, jees.

mate they hardly ever check and just give any name and any address, they just write it down and check it later