What is the fare evasion rate for TfL?

TfL said its target was to bring evasion rates below 1.5%. The current rate is at 3.9% collectively across buses, trains and trams. TfL added it had plans to increase the penalty fares. In 2019, TfL data shows that fare dodgers cost the network about £116m.



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Answer. Officers are preparing an answer. Fare evasion costs Transport for London (TfL) £116m a year, which is money that should be invested into London's transport network. Tackling fare evasion remains a priority for TfL and it has a comprehensive programme in place to reduce the risk of fare evasion.

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Decision to prosecute TfL will therefore only prosecute if: a) The evidence shows that there is a realistic prospect of conviction; and b) It would be in the public interest and in the interest of justice to prosecute.

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Fare evasion is a criminal offence and you may be prosecuted.

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TfL Revenue Inspectors can't arrest you - but under certain circumstances they can detain you or use reasonable force to remove you from the 'railway' (which includes TfL buses in London, yes it's weird). Specifically where you either fail to pay the fare or give your name and address when asked.

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Fare evasion or fare dodging is the act of travelling on public transport without paying by deliberately not buying a required ticket to travel (having had the chance to do so).

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When using your card via contactless, Apple Pay or Google Pay, customers are sometimes charged 1p or 10p as part of an authorisation check. Companies issue this authorisation check to ensure the card is valid and has funds available.

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airfare advertising rule, also known as the “full fare” rule, which requires U.S. and foreign air. carriers and ticket agents advertising airfares to state the entire price to be paid by the customer, inclusive of all mandatory taxes and fees.

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I understand that officers get free travel on TfL services both on and off duty, using their individually assigned TfL Police Oyster cards, as well as the ATOC concessionary scheme that provides officers with unlimited travel on most national rail services within a 70 mile radius of London.

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Answer. Depending on its nature, begging on the network and in the immediate environs, is an offence under the Vagrancy Act or the railway byelaws.

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The 10p is a pre-authorisation charge that's taken at the start of the journey - it's basically a way of making sure that you're presenting a valid card at the start before the fare proper is taken. Once you tap out, that's when you should be charged the proper fare.

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Daily cap. A daily cap is calculated over 24 hours for pay as you go journeys that start at 04:30 and end on 04:29 the next day.

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You can get a refund if you have been charged for touching in and out at the same station without making a journey.

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Answer. TfL uses a network of around 1,000 cameras for enforcement activity on the Transport for London Road Network. TfL does not record continuous footage for a number of reasons.

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