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76-610: 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 . Penalty fares were first introduced on British Rail 's Network SouthEast services under
114-593: A "standard fare", and by Edinburgh Trams, which calls it an "on-board fare". Penalty Fares on buses and trains in Northern Ireland are applied in accordance with regulations made under the Transport Act (Northern Ireland) 1967. While still part of the UK, Scotland has its own legal system, and train services are overseen by a separate government body ( Transport Scotland ). ScotRail , the franchise that operates most of
152-553: A First Class single-journey ticket or validated Octopus card . The penalty fare on the Budapest Metro is set at 25,000 forint (12,000 if paid on the spot). In the Moscow Oblast, the penalty fare is 1,000 rubles . On railways, the penalty fare will be increased to fifty times the 10 km fare, plus the fare from the previous station to named station. Switzerland operates a similar system to Germany. Long-distance trains have
190-636: A criminal conviction and a fine of up to €1,000 plus the cost of the unpaid fare. In 2014, fixed penalty notices were issued to 9,885 fare evaders, of which 356 were prosecuted in the District Court . The Luas tram service issues standard fares of €45 if paid within 14 days or €100 if paid after 14 days but before 28 days. This is regulated under Bye-Law 4 of the Light Railway (Regulation of Travel and Use) Bye-Laws 2015 S.I. No. 322 of 2015. Dublin Bus operates
228-465: A legal requirement to provide a date of birth from January 2023. Refusing to do so or providing a false address is a criminal offence under the Railways (Penalty Fares) Regulations 1994. Penalty fares cannot be issued in some circumstances, including: if passengers were unable to purchase a ticket due to faulty ticket machines or closed ticket offices , if warning notices are not displayed correctly, if
266-538: A penalty fare even if they have not travelled and if they do not intend to travel. These include Amersham, Aylesbury, Beaconsfield, Birmingham Moor Street, Birmingham Snow Hill, Chalfont and Latimer, Chorleywood, Derby, Ealing Broadway, Gerrards Cross, Greenford TfL station, Harrow on the Hill, High Wycombe, Leicester, London Marylebone, London St Pancras, Maidenhead, Nottingham, Rickmansworth, Sheffield, South Ruislip The London Regional Transport (Penalty Fares) Act 1992 and
304-492: A penalty fare scheme for passengers that do not have a valid paper ticket, e-ticket or validated smart and contactless cards. The penalty fare is 1500 SEK on top of the appropriate fare for that journey, which is 39 SEK or 26 SEK for concessions, and must be paid within 10 days. There is a right of appeal to ISS . Five states run train networks: New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, Western Australia and South Australia, and all have different penalty fares. In New South Wales,
342-540: A similar standard fare penalty system, where a €100 penalty is reduced to €50 if paid within 21 days. In the Czech Republic, a penalty limit (maximum penalty) is stated by legislation: parallelly by the Road Transport Act (§ 18a of 111/1994 Sb.) for buses and by Rail Transport Act (§ 37 of 266/1994 Sb.) for trains, trams, trolleybuses and cableways (including aerial lifts). However, the wording of both these acts
380-532: A stop where the ticket office is not open, the ticket can be purchased by the conductor without any surcharge. If the penalty is not paid immediately, the passenger is required to produce valid identification documents. If such identification is not provided, the conductor is instructed to contact the police for assistance. Penalty fare ("erhöhtes Beförderungsentgelt") schemes in local transport (suburban rail, buses, underground trains) are administered by local transport authorities (Verkehrsverbund). The penalty fare
418-531: A ticket inspector on board who checks all tickets. The purchase of tickets on board was no longer possible after 10 December 2011. Local trains within a Tarifverbunde (local zone fare systems) use penalty fares with random checks. For example, in North-West Switzerland the penalty fare is CHF 100, but the monthly season costs CHF 75. Even with relatively infrequent ticket checks there is a financial incentive to remain legal. The Stockholm Metro operates
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#1732851697294456-629: A ticket, and passengers are liable to penalty fares or prosecution. In Scotland, passengers can renew weekly season tickets on the train. Monthly or annual season tickets are available only from staffed stations. Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail) issues fixed payment notices on Dublin Area Rapid Transit (DART), Commuter light rail , and InterCity services, per the Railway Safety Act 2005 (Fixed Payment Notice) Regulations 2006. Appeals must be made within 21 days and failure to pay may lead to
494-503: A wooden bridge, which allowed access to St Cuthbert's Church on the north side of the line. During the early 1880s, the North Eastern Railway replaced the wooden bridge with a cast iron structure. The station has one platform, which has seating, a waiting shelter and an emergency help point. There is step-free access to the platform, a small car park, cycle racks and a toilet with a facility for those with disabilities. Kildale
532-513: 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
570-415: Is co-ordinated. Penalty amount needs to be determined by the specific operator of the transport line or transport system in his Contractual Transport Conditions. The penalty is of private-law nature. To be not confused with public sanctions, they are called "surcharge" in legislation. River transport doesn't fall under this legal regulation, but the contractual terms are set similarly if the ferry or river line
608-487: Is integrated with other public transport. Since 1 May 2013, the maximum penalty was heightened from 1000 CZK to 1500 CZK. Main operators of urban transport usually use the maximum penalty as the basic variant, although a bit belatedly. E.g. in the Prague Integrated Transport , the penalty was heightened from 1000 CZK to 1500 CZK since 1 January 2014, in the city of Ústí nad Labem since 1 January 2016, in
646-573: Is not part of the Northern Trains penalty fare network, as ticket machines have not yet (as of July 2023) been installed at the station. As of the May 2021 timetable change, the station is served by four trains per day towards Whitby , and Middlesbrough via Nunthorpe . Most trains continue to Newcastle via Hartlepool . All services are operated by Northern Trains . Penalty fare A penalty fare , standard fare , or fixed penalty notice
684-466: Is that the passenger must buy a full-priced single ticket for their journey and not buy cheaper tickets such as cheap-day returns, senior citizen's tickets or use a Railcard to get a discount. However, Scotland has many unstaffed train stations that do not have ticket machines or with ticket offices sometimes closed. Then, the full range of tickets is available on the train. In England and Wales, holding an expired season ticket counts as travelling without
722-477: Is usually €60 or twice the ticket price (whichever is higher). Germany's principal InterCity TOC, DB Fernverkehr , introduced a penalty fare scheme in 2022. Historically, it was possible to buy tickets after boarding with a €17 surcharge. Since the beginning of 2022, passengers who boarded without a ticket will instead receive a penalty fare of twice the ticket price—with a minimum of €60. The penalty fare for passengers without lacking or holding invalid tickets on
760-426: Is very favourable, 3650 CZK (= 10 CZK per day). České dráhy as the main operator of railway passenger transport have the maximum penalty set to 1000 CZK, but it is reduced to 400 CZK if it is paid immediately. However, if the passenger preannounces to the conductor that he does not have a ticket, only 40 CZK handling surcharge applies. That's why the full penalty is very rarely applied. If the passenger has boarded at
798-519: The British Rail (Penalty Fares) Act 1989 (c. xvii). Over time they have been extended to cover many parts of the National Rail network. Initially the penalty fare was set at £10 or twice the full single fare to the next station (whichever was higher) in addition to the full single fare for the rest of the journey. This was raised to £20 in 2005, and to £100 for England only in 2023. Penalty fares on
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#1732851697294836-502: The Department for Transport increased the penalty fare to £100 in England plus the cost of the unpaid ticket, under the Railways (Penalty Fares) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 ( SI 2022 /1094). This is reduced to £50 plus the cost of the ticket if paid within 21 days. Penalty fares can only be issued by authorised collectors, commonly known as revenue protection inspectors (RPIs), either on
874-651: The Esk Valley Line , which runs between Middlesbrough and Whitby via Nunthorpe . The station, situated 12 miles 65 chains (20.6 km) south-east of Middlesbrough, serves the village of Kildale , Hambleton in North Yorkshire , England. It is owned by Network Rail and managed by Northern Trains . The station opened in April 1858, when the North Yorkshire and Cleveland Railway extended their line from Ingleby Junction (now Battersby) to Kildale. The line
912-528: The Greater London Authority Act 1999 allows Transport for London to charge penalty fares under similar but not identical rules to those on National Rail services. Initially, the maximum penalty fare was set at £10 (£5 on buses and trams) or twice the full single fare to the next station (whichever is higher) in addition to the full single fare for the rest of the journey. It was later raised to £20 for all transport modes. On 11 January 2009, it
950-747: The Philippine National Railways ' Metro Commuter Line is the maximum fare ( PHP 30.00 in the Manila-Alabang route and PHP 60.00 in the Manila-Calamba route). According to the "Conditions of Issue of Tickets" of the MTR , passengers traveling without a ticket in paid areas of MTR, are subject to a HK$ 500 surcharge. This includes those traveling in First Class carriages on the East Rail line without
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1026-581: The National Rail network are legally based on section 130 of the Railways Act 1993 (c. 43). The rules which govern the application of penalty fares are the Penalty Fares Rules 2002. Under these rules any passenger found to be without a valid ticket can be issued a penalty fare irrespective of whether it was their intent to travel without paying. From January 2023, following a public consultation,
1064-462: The city of Hradec Králové since 1 January 2017 etc. Usually, operators offer a penalty reduction for passengers: Since 23 October 2017, Prague announced a special 50 percent penalty discount for such fare dodgers who will additionally purchase an all-year network ticket, and the action continues for 2018 and in January 2019, this measure has become permanent. The price of the all-year network ticket
1102-1127: The fare within 21 days to an appeal service, which varies depending on the mode of transport. For National Rail services this is the Independent Penalty Fares Appeal Service which is run by Southeastern Trains . Penalty Fares are only operated by certain Train Operating Companies (TOCs), these include C2C , Chiltern Railways , East Midlands Railway , Govia Thameslink Railway (including Southern , Gatwick Express , Thameslink and Great Northern ), Greater Anglia , Great Western Railway , Merseyrail , Northern , Southeastern , South Western Railway , Transpennine Express (Excluding Scotland), Transport for Wales (Between Shrewsbury and Birmingham and Carmarthen and Severn Tunnel Junction only) and West Midlands Trains (includes London Northwestern Railway and West Midlands Trains) Some penalty fares schemes include stations with compulsory ticket areas (CTAs) , in which people without valid tickets or other authorities may be charged
1140-430: 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
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1216-406: The penalty for travelling without a valid ticket is $ 200, with the maximum penalty being $ 550. In Victoria, passengers intercepted by authorised officers without a valid ticket are given the option of having their name and address taken and having the circumstances of their offence documented which may result in a $ 217 fine being mailed to their address. Passengers also have the option of purchasing
1254-448: The train or at the destination station. Some RPIs receive commission on each penalty issued. RPIs are different from regular train conductors, who cannot issue penalty fares. Passengers unable to pay the fare on the spot are allowed to pay within 21 days. If a penalty fare is issued, it is a legal requirement for the passenger to provide their name and address when so required to do by the revenue protection inspector. In England it will be
1292-539: The train or station is excluded from a penalty fares scheme, or if the National Rail Conditions of Carriage allow an excess fare to be paid. RPIs can use their discretion not to give penalty fares to passengers who may have greater difficulty in purchasing tickets e.g. elderly, disabled or pregnant passengers, those with learning difficulties, or those who do not understand English. Travellers issued with penalty fares which they believe to be unfair may appeal
1330-504: The trains in Scotland, does not issue penalty fares. ScotRail may collect details and send a bill for a ticket, plus an administration fee, but it rarely does so. Ticket inspectors are found on most trains, and passengers travelling without a ticket are expected to buy a ticket on the train. If a passenger had the opportunity to buy a ticket before they boarded the train (the station had a ticket machine or open ticket office), ScotRail's policy
1368-502: Was further extended to Commondale and Castleton Moor , in April 1861. Through services to Whitby Town began following the opening of the section between Grosmont and Castleton Moor , the last section of the line to be opened, with service commencing in October 1865. The station used to have a passing loop . The line, however, now runs as single track for 14 miles and 47 chains from Battersby to Glaisdale . The station used to have
1406-468: Was further raised to £50 on TfL services ( Docklands Light Railway , the Emirates Air Line , London Buses , Tramlink , London Overground and London Underground ) although like many other civil penalties in the UK, a 50% discount is applied for early payments (within 21 days). In 2 January 2012, all TfL modes have had a penalty fare of £80. From 4 March 2024, the penalty fare for all TfL services
1444-695: Was raised from £80 to £100. In addition to the London services mentioned above, penalty fares apply on several other tram and metro systems in Great Britain, including the Midland Metro, Nottingham Express Transit (NET), and the Tyne and Wear Metro (NEXUS). NET have confirmed that their penalty fares are authorised by byelaws. Variations on the penalty fare are used by the Manchester Metrolink , which it calls
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