headshot119
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Not wishing to derail this thread (I was stupid enough to use my mum's freedom pass and got caught plz help). I thought I'd start up a separate one.
I can only speak for Merseyrail, but I've witnessed BTP at Green Lane explicitly tell revenue staff they wouldn't get involved in a ticketing matter, and there's nothing they could do, unless the person involved had committed another offence.
On the other hand I've witnessed Civil Police at Bache detain and search a person to retrieve some "Print at Home tickets" (The unofficial kind of Print at Home).
Whether or not you have to stick around if an RPI tells you to I can't comment on.
Good point Clip, I was assuming they were stopped having exited the system. You are right, it could have been on entry too. I was unable the impression an RPI could only detain someone if they refuse to give their name and address. Once the name and address is given they cannot be detained and do not need to answer any more questions. What's got me with this one is its the first time I've heard of an RPI threaten with police for a search for a ticketing matter. Can they do that? Would the police officer had been able to search under these circumstances as a name and address had been given? I think it is a step too far to be threatened with a search for a ticketing matter.
I can only speak for Merseyrail, but I've witnessed BTP at Green Lane explicitly tell revenue staff they wouldn't get involved in a ticketing matter, and there's nothing they could do, unless the person involved had committed another offence.
On the other hand I've witnessed Civil Police at Bache detain and search a person to retrieve some "Print at Home tickets" (The unofficial kind of Print at Home).
Whether or not you have to stick around if an RPI tells you to I can't comment on.