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Train companies' 28,000 rail fare prosecutions REJECTED as Judge takes just two minutes to make decision
More than 28,000 rail fare evasion prosecutions have been declared null and void during a brief two-minute hearing at ...
I was hit with £321 fine & frogmarched off a train over £2.90 fare – it’s not my fault and I was humiliated for it
A RAIL traveller says his life has been ruined after being fined hundreds of pounds for not having a £2.90 ticket. Gary ...
I saved a lot of money on a train to London but it comes with a catch
Trains fares can be a lot of money and for many people a trip to London has become far too expensive. If you were planning on ...
More than 28,000 rail fare evasion prosecutions by Northern Rail and TransPennine Express quashed
The cases were brought using the single justice procedure (SJP), but under the Regulation of Railways Act 1889, which is not ...
Train firms pay £2bn in dividends while passengers endure delays, cancellations and fare hikes
Train firms have dished out nearly £2billion in dividends since 2015, figures have revealed. Shareholders of private firms, ...
Relief for thousands judge throws out rail fare evasion prosecutions
A Chief Magistrate has cancelled more than 28,000 prosecutions brought by two rail firms for alleged fare evasions. Northern ...
More than 28,000 Northern Rail fare evasion prosecutions thrown out by judge
Northern Rail brought 28,631 prosecutions against passengers using the controversial Single Justice Procedure.
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London commuter train firm c2c hails soaring revenue from fare-dodging crackdown
A commuter train firm has announced a massive increase ... still unknown - due to the cyber attack on Transport for London. Penalty fare notices across the national rail network cost £100 ...