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A penalty fare, standard fare, or fixed penalty notice is a special, usually higher, fare charged because a passenger using public transport did not comply with the normal ticket purchasing rules. It should not be confused with an unpaid fares notice.
Penalty Fares are incurred when a ticket or a rail pass cannot be produced on request. If, for example a mobile device is inoperative and the ticket cannot be displayed a Penalty Fare can be issued.
Contrary to popular belief, Penalty Fares cannot solely be avoided if tickets are purchased before commencing the journey; the offence under the (British) Railway Byelaws has nothing to do with purchase of tickets, it consists solely in the failure to produce a ticket and, where necessary a Rail pass, at the time of request. Evidence of ticket purchase other than the ticket itself, is not relevant to the offence.
Penalty fares are a civil debt, not a fine, and a person whose penalty fare is paid is not considered to have committed a criminal offence. Penalty fares are used to discourage casual fare evasion and disregard for the ticketing rules without resorting to (in the case of railways in Great Britain) the drastic and costly step of prosecution under the Regulation of Railways Act 1889 or other laws dealing with theft and fraud. More egregious fare avoiders can still be prosecuted and fined or imprisoned if convicted.[1]
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A penaltyfare, standard fare, or fixed penalty notice is a special, usually higher, fare charged because a passenger using public transport did not comply...
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not be allowed to use force to prevent or apprehend fare-dodgers. A penaltyfare is a special fare charged at a higher than normal price because the purchaser...
the station they are travelling from is closed, without incurring a penaltyfare. Because some rail passengers may travel without having their tickets...
their entire journey are sometimes required to pay an £80 penaltyfare or face prosecution for fare evasion. Oyster pre-pay users who have failed to 'touch...
given to staff who patrol different forms of public transport issuing penaltyfares to passengers who travel without a valid ticket or without the correct...
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subway. On Select Bus Service, a penaltyfare may need to be paid. Pizza Principle, the connection between single-ride fares and a slice of pizza in New York...
called fare-free public transit or zero-fare public transport, is public transport which is fully funded by means other than collecting fares from passengers...
average fares also increased in almost all cases. Specifically, average fares per hour increased for all trips. Average fares also increased for fares calculated...
smart card scheme, branded "Stagecoach Smart". The company introduced a penaltyfare scheme in late 2009, covering all mainline stations served by EMT from...
either received penaltyfares by revenue inspectors, been charged a maximum fare, or been prosecuted in courts which can issue high penalties. Card users...
transport in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Standard Fares are not the same as PenaltyFares which are used on certain National Rail and Transport for...
travel pass Integrated ticketing Manual fare collection Money train Paid area Penaltyfare Proof-of-payment Reduced fare program Smart cards (CIPURSE, Calypso)...
travel pass Integrated ticketing Manual fare collection Money train Paid area Penaltyfare Proof-of-payment Reduced fare program Smart cards (CIPURSE, Calypso)...
between modes. Almost all transit systems operate at a deficit, requiring fare revenue, advertising and government funding to cover costs. The farebox recovery...
caught travelling on the Metro without a ticket are subject to a £100 penaltyfare. In June 2022, it was announced that the installation of tactile paving...
or Return fare. On some services penaltyfares apply – a ticketless passenger may be charged the greater of £20 or twice the full single fare to the next...
travel pass Integrated ticketing Manual fare collection Money train Paid area Penaltyfare Proof-of-payment Reduced fare program Smart cards (CIPURSE, Calypso)...
travel pass Integrated ticketing Manual fare collection Money train Paid area Penaltyfare Proof-of-payment Reduced fare program Smart cards (CIPURSE, Calypso)...
both platforms. MetroCentre has recently joined the Northern Trains penaltyfare network, as new ticket machines were installed at the station in December...
Commons has media related to Ticket barriers. Turnstile "The Railways (PenaltyFares) Regulations 2018". legislation.gov.uk. 6 April 2018. Retrieved 4 July...
and bus tickets can be bought together at a saving. Chesterfield is a Penaltyfare station for East Midlands Railway services. The first line into Chesterfield...
a discount when applicable) is considered fare evasion; getting caught doing it results in a penaltyfare of 80 euros across the system, including in...
plain-clothes fare inspectors with hand-held Oyster-card readers. Passengers travelling without a valid ticket must pay a penaltyfare of £80 (£40 if...
the fare which is proportional to distance traveled. The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Transport Authority (MMRTA) updated the auto-rickshaw fares and declared...
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