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Penalty Fares

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David

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73101 from WNXX said:
Got on the train from Stratford-Upon-Avon today (towards Brum) and two penalty fares inspectors got on (almost unheard of there).

Two girls and a guy (from college) had got on without tickets - they had been sat on the bench waiting for 10-15 mins, with the usual conversation of "Yeah but, no but, my boyfriends gonna beat him up" etc.

Anyway these 3 idiots assume these guys are normal ticket collectors, and out comes the demands for 3 child fares ( ) for 3 stops.

The look on their faces as they are told they will have to pay £20 each was so funny. The girl says how do you know I'm not gonna give you a false address and the inspector phones to check. Every excuse they gave was shouted down, and I mean shouted

Priceless
 
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There's such a thing as Penalty Fares being issued in the WM? Shocking.

Wish I'd seen it TBH, I can't believe it actually happened.
 

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They're lucky there were no police around as giving a false name and address is a criminal offence! they could have been in serious trouble.
 

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Topic tidied - I appeal to joy54 & Galvanize to keep their differences off forum.
 

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Galvanize said:
Sorry seth, was just trying to have some fun.

It looked more like a common dispute to me, and this forum isn't the place to make personal digs at each other. I don't think the word 'fun' comes into it. Enough said.
 

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I was just trying to point out you can't be a hypocrite and get away with it.
 
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