I have finally seen someone caught dodging the fare
By Koalemos
@Asylum (47893)
Manchester, England
May 23, 2016 9:04am CST
The local Metrolink tram service is a fairly widespread system, but the amount of ticket inspections that take place is laughable. I have constantly seen people walk onto the platform and board a tram without ever buying a ticket.
Manchester Victoria station does occasionally have a group of inspectors, but unless someone disembarks and walks along the platform nobody checks tickets. Therefore anyone can easily travel to Manchester and if inspectors are there then simply stay on the tram to the next stop.
Today the tram was quite sparsely occupied and the inspectors boarded the tram at Victoria. As a result a woman was escorted off the tram, so I assume that she had not purchased a ticket.
Despite the prolific fare dodging that takes place, this is actually a rare sight.
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sorry..........
@ElizabethWallace (12069)
• United States
23 May 16
Is it possible to buy a card or ticket that works for a set period of time, like a month? If so, people don't need to buy a ticket each time.
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@paigea (36143)
• Canada
23 May 16
i think you have to scan your pass each time not just walk on @ElizabethWallace
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@ElizabethWallace (12069)
• United States
24 May 16
@Asylum No? Do they have to scan them or something?
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@blitzfrick (2890)
• United States
26 May 16
It's pretty much the same situation here in the Portland Metro area for our light rail mass transit (MAX). I have occasionally seen the fare inspectors both on board and on the platform as passengers disembark at the end of the line, which is my boarding and return point.
Not only must MAX passengers have a ticket, but the ticket must also be validated. Sometimes the validation machines are out of order, which creates a sketchy situation if the inspectors find a passenger with an unvalidated ticket.
I think the fine for riding without a validated ticket is $250.
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
27 May 16
@blitzfrick With our Metrolink tram system you cannot buy tickets early.
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
27 May 16
I presume that the validation system allows someone to purchase a ticket in advance for future use. This applied in Prague, where I could buy a 3 day pass for bus a tram which would begin from when I first stamped it in the machine.
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@blitzfrick (2890)
• United States
27 May 16
@Asylum No, it is basically to prevent you from using the same ticket beyond its stated duration. I can buy an all-day pass but it must be validated so that I use it for only the one day.
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@Jeanniemaries (8237)
• United States
2 Jun 16
When one pays for a ticket every time and sees people travel without them frequently it is satisfying to see someone having to account for her actions. For me, it's like seeing a person who flew past me on the freeway like I was standing still being stopped by a police officer and getting a ticket.
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
2 Jun 16
@Jeanniemaries Some people will do almost anything to avoid spending money.
@Jeanniemaries (8237)
• United States
2 Jun 16
@Asylum I wonder what makes people think they are above the law?
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@marguicha (230351)
• Chile
23 May 16
I wish there were more inspectors everywhere. Leticia says that the bus drivers will not stop at certain places because there are too many people who will not pay.
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@marguicha (230351)
• Chile
23 May 16
@Asylum Most of the people who DO pay are hardworking people, specially women, who must reach their working places on time
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@arthurchappell (44941)
• Preston, England
24 May 16
i have seen quite a few fare dodgers intercepted though compared to the number of uninspected rides I take it is a fragment of the numbers it should be
@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
24 May 16
@arthurchappell Which is why the system is being abused. We both know how many people lack your integrity.
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@arthurchappell (44941)
• Preston, England
24 May 16
@Asylum I pay but I realize how many free rides I could have had and how few times it would have got me into trouble
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@garymarsh6 (23978)
• United Kingdom
29 May 16
Jumping to conclusions perhaps it was his wife who had escaped or he just fancied her and took her for a date?
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@JESSY3236 (22247)
• United States
24 May 16
One time I had seen a guy on the train and he had no ticket. They didn't take him off, but they did remind him that he needs to get a ticket later.
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