Bantamzen
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The notices are going up already, I forgot to check at Baildon but there are ones on each platform at Guiseley this morning.
On the wider issue of the PFs, given the short level of notice I'm sure Northern crews will be able to use their discretion for a while, especially as this is not yet a network wide policy. We only hope that the contracted-out staff are given similar leeway. However I cautiously welcome the scheme, the level of fare evasion runs to something like £200M (and probably a lot more) per year and this needs to be addressed. If that means investing in new technology (even at low flow stations), and new policies to not only stop the current evaders, but discourage any new ones then that is worth it in my mind.
On the wider issue of the PFs, given the short level of notice I'm sure Northern crews will be able to use their discretion for a while, especially as this is not yet a network wide policy. We only hope that the contracted-out staff are given similar leeway. However I cautiously welcome the scheme, the level of fare evasion runs to something like £200M (and probably a lot more) per year and this needs to be addressed. If that means investing in new technology (even at low flow stations), and new policies to not only stop the current evaders, but discourage any new ones then that is worth it in my mind.
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