David
Established Member
From the "Public Misconceptions" topic
I don't know if it's happening at any other stations, but TPE have put up notices at Scunthorpe station which state that it is an offence to knowingly buy a child ticket if you are aged 16 or over, or buy a child ticket for someone who you know is 16 or older.
I don't know when they were put up (there's several, all at eye level and easy to spot), as yesterday was the first time I've been out for quite a while.
I can only assume that with the poster being put up, there has been an increase in adults travelling on child tickets in recent times, and TPE (at least) are trying to cut down on it.
There's a girl sat opposite who has clearly just been pulled on the barrier for being an adult travelling on a child ticket. She's well spoken, but having a massive moan about what's happened and saying that she doesn't think there's anything the train company man can do, despite the revenue man apparently having mentioned the Magistrates Court.
This has set me off thinking anyway - how many of the travelling public actually know of the laws that cover railway ticketing? It seems this young lady doesn't for sure, saying she only turned 16 7 months ago seems to be her line of 'defence'.
I don't know if it's happening at any other stations, but TPE have put up notices at Scunthorpe station which state that it is an offence to knowingly buy a child ticket if you are aged 16 or over, or buy a child ticket for someone who you know is 16 or older.
I don't know when they were put up (there's several, all at eye level and easy to spot), as yesterday was the first time I've been out for quite a while.
I can only assume that with the poster being put up, there has been an increase in adults travelling on child tickets in recent times, and TPE (at least) are trying to cut down on it.