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Tony Blair caught without a ticket, and then allowed to travel for free!

April 23, 2008 on 9:12 pm | In Fares, HeathrowX |

Former prime minister Tony Blair was left red-faced when he was caught travelling on a Heathrow Express train on Wednesday without a ticket and said he had no cash to pay the fare.

Blair, who has earned around 500,000 pounds being a speaker at various events since leaving office in June, was confronted by a ticket inspector as he travelled to Heathrow Airport to catch a flight to the United States on Monday.

He claimed he had no cash for the £24.50 pounds fare because money an aide had given him was no longer in his pocket.
Blairs bodyguard offered to pay the ticket, but the inspector said he could travel for free.

Blair’s spokesman was unavailable for comment.

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  1. First his wife did it… and now him!

    Comment by Suzy Scott — May 1, 2008 #

  2. Further to the first comment, here is proof of ‘one rule for them, one for us…’

    http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23481793-details/Archbishop%27s+PA+branded+a+fare+dodger+for+20p+bus+fare+slip-up/article.do

    Comment by Suzy Scott — May 2, 2008 #

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