Jump to content
 

Market65

RMweb Gold
 View Profile  See their activity

  • Posts

    7,277

  • Joined

  • Last visited

1 Follower

About Market65

Profile Information

  • Location
    Beverley
  • Interests
    Model railways. Cycle touring. Astronomy. Irish folk music. Science Fiction.
    Also the Beverley to York line via Market Weighton.

Recent Profile Visitors

4,644 profile views

Market65's Achievements

25.3k

Reputation

Single Status Update

See all updates by Market65

  1. Market65

    Arriva are going to be prosecuting people for fare dodging whether they have made every effort to purchase a ticket prior to travelling or not. If the ticket office is closed, and the ticket machine on the platform is not working, then it will be a case of either a fine or jail. We all should purchase our tickets prior to travelling, but if we genuinely cannot, then surely other ways should be found other than prosecution.

    1. Show previous comments  3 more
    2. Market65

      Market65

      Dave, that has not been explained,but, hopefully, in that situation, you will able to purchase a ticket on the train with no legal worries.

    3. Horsetan

      Horsetan

      It's Arriva's dastardly plan to earn "income" twice from the same journey.

    4. Wheatley

      Wheatley

      Not true. There either has to be "intent to avoid payment" (Railways Act offence) or an intent to travel without a ticket where facilities existed to buy one before travel (Byelaw offence). If the booking office is shut and the machine isn't working there were no facilities so you don't get prosecuted, it's the first thing they check. If you couldn't be bothered queuing or didn't get there early enough then there were facilities, you just chose not to use them so y...

×
×
  • Create New...