http://www.standard.co.uk/news/lond...bus-in-tears-for-the-sake-of-30p-7905889.html
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Maxine Frith in the London Evening Standard said:‘Bullyboy’ inspectors throw girl, 14, off bus in tears… for the sake of 30p
A girl aged 14 was marched off a bus and left crying at the side of the road by ticket inspectors following a mix-up with her Oyster card that left her 30p short.
Beth Cole says she was made to feel like a criminal, and her parents have complained to Boris Johnson, claiming the inspectors’ “bullyboy” tactics are putting vulnerable girls at risk.
The teenager, from Brockley, had lost her Zip Oyster photocard, which entitles children to free bus travel. She reported the loss to Transport for London, and was told a replacement could take up to 10 days, so in the meantime she should use one of her parents’ Oyster cards.
But she had not topped the card up with enough money to cover the £2.30 cost of her journey on the 466 bus from Coloma Convent Girls’ School in Croydon to East Croydon station.
When a team of TfL inspectors arrived to check tickets, she was forced off the bus, issued with a £80 penalty fare notice and had the Oyster card confiscated....(more)
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