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If you travel on the Railway without the correct ticket and dont have a vaild reason or excuse, several things could now happen to you.
If you are stopped at your final destination you could be Penalty Fared twice the single fare or £20 whichever the greater, for your complete journey.
It is an offence to provide false details, or to refuse to provide details. The maximum penalty after conviction is up to 51 weeks prison. Regulation of Railways Act 1889 as amended by Criminal Justice Act 2003
You have the right of appeal on all Penalty Fare notices, You can do this by writing to the address on the Penalty Fare notice within 21 days and stating your reasons for appeal.
You could be recommended for prosecution, a statement may be taken by the Inspector and you will be contacted by the Fraud department of the Railway Company. Maximum fine is £1,000 plus costs. Regulation of Railways Act 1889. However if you swear or are abusive to the Inspector this could increase your fine. Public Order Act
Again it is an offence to provide false details, or to refuse to provide details. The maximum penalty after conviction is up to 51 weeks prison. Regulation of Railways Act 1889 as amended by Criminal Justice Act 2003.
It is your responsiblity to purchase a ticket for the whole of your journey before you get on the train. If there is a long queue at the ticket office/ticket machine, this does not allow you to get on the train without a ticket, it is still your responsibility to allow yourself sufficient time to buy a ticket before travelling.
At stations where there is only one self-service ticket machine there is a further automatic machine called a Permit to Travel machine. This is normally located near the station entrance / exit or beside other self-service machines. You should insert the maximum number of coins you have with you into the Permit to Travel machine, up to the value of your journey. Press the button and you will be issued with a Permit to Travel. Failure to insert the maximum number of coins may lead to you being issued with a Penalty Fare or recommended for prosecution for Permit Abuse.
If their is a genuine reason for you traveling without a ticket (such as ticket machine broken or ticket office closed) then you may not be recommended for prosecution or charged a Penalty Fare, but if there is another method of payment available then you may be issued with a Penalty Fare or recommended for prosecution.
The above information is intended as a guide only and should not be regarded as a complete or authoritative statement of the law or regulations. TheTicketCollector.co.uk cannot give advice on any Penalty Fares issued and cannot help in any Penalty Fare Appeals.
This is somthing posted on another railway related website.
The guard has not been reinstated,he was offered £1000 and no job,this was rejected,he was offered £5000 and no job,this was also rejected,he then went to the RMT and told them he did’nt want his job back and he did’nt want any more action taken that would lose his fellow men/women money through strike action.
Many members at Colchester and Claction feel that the RMT have really stiched them up and bowed into corporate pressure. Lots of members have also resigned their membership of the RMT for failing to protect them and continue the pressure on ‘one’.
Two days of rail chaos in Norfolk have been averted after planned strikes by One workers were called off at the eleventh hour.
The industrial action was cancelled after a row over the sacking of a guard (paul Yarwood) was resolved, it was announced today.
Members of the Rail Maritime and Transport Union (RMT) were due to walk out for 24 hours on Saturday and again on Monday in support of Paul Yarwood, who was dismissed from his job as a guard following an incident with a fare dodger.
The union said today there had been a settlement acceptable to both sides.
One had said that the strike would mean services from Norwich to Cambridge, Yarmouth, Lowestoft and Sheringham as well as Lowestoft to Ipswich would not operate.
The action was also were expected to disrupt Norwich to London intercity routes and services between Bury St. Edmunds and Lowestoft to London
MORE THAN 800 RMT members across ‘One’ railway will strike for 24 hours on Saturday September 15 and again on Monday September 17 in support of a guard sacked following an incident with a violent and abusive fare evader, and against the company’s neglect of staff safety.
Relevant members will also refuse to sell advance tickets for the two strike dates from Thursday September 13.
More than I00 guards, revenue-protection inspectors and retail staff in north Essex have already taken two days of action in defence of Paul Yarwood, and their colleagues in all grades across the company last month voted by more than five to one to join the dispute.
“Our members across ‘One’ have shown their solidarity with Paul and their disgust at the company’s attitude to its own staff’s safety,” RMT general secretary Bob Crow said today.
“It is astonishing that the company still seems to have its head buried in the sand, not least because of the huge public support that Paul has had from members of the public.
“Our members will be leafletting passengers during the strike to explain that the company’s bizarre stance has left us no option but to strike again, this time right across the company.
“The size of the strike vote should have told ‘One’ everything they need to know about the effect their failure to support their staff is having on the people who have to face the daily danger of threats, abuse and assaults.
“I would like to thank all those who have already called on the company to re-instate Paul Yarwood, and would urge others to contact the company, or to let us have their comments so we can pass them on,” Bob Crow said. ends
Note to editors: In the ballot that closed late last month, RMT members voted by 300 to 59 to strike.
More than 100 guards based at Colchester and Clacton, revenue-protection inspectors based at Colchester and retail members between Chelmsford and Manningtree voted by 83 to one for action and struck on August 18 and 20.
Paul Yarwood, a guard with an exemplary record, was dismissed over an incident at Colchester North on June 7 involving an abusive fare evader who refused to stop smoking, assaulted a platform supervisor and threatened a passenger and other staff.
Members of the RMT union working for One Railway have proposed industrial action for Saturday 18th August and Monday 20th August.
MORE THAN I00 RMT guards, revenue-protection inspectors and retail staff at ‘One’ railway in north Essex are to strike on August 18 and 20 after voting by a massive margin for action against the unfair dismissal of a guard.
Guards based at Colchester and Clacton, revenue-protection inspectors based at Colchester and retail members between Chelmsford and Manningtree voted by 83 to one to strike.
The union, which is in dispute over the sacking of guard Paul Yarwood and the company’s failure to support other members involved in an incident with a fare evader on June 7 at Colchester North station, has now also called a company-wide ballot.
“The anger of our members over this issue should now be quite clear to One management,” RMT general secretary Bob Crow said today.
“Our members are furious that the company has failed to support staff who were left to deal with an abusive fare-evader who refused to stop smoking on a train, assaulted a platform supervisor and threatened a passenger and other staff.
“The company’s decision to sack one loyal member of staff and suspend two others stunned their colleagues and left them feeling betrayed.
“Paul Yarwood should never have been sacked in the first place, but if the company wants to win back the trust of its workforce it must start by re-instating him and confirming that there will be no further disciplinary action in this matter.
“Our members face the prospect of assault and abuse daily, and the least they should be able to expect is support from their employers.
“The RMT executive has responded to the magnificent vote for action by calling two days of strike action, and has today also agreed to ballot the entire One workforce over the crucial issues involved,” Bob Crow said.
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