Tony Baxter, operations director at Chiltern Railways, said: “The vast majority of our customers pay for their tickets before they travel but unfortunately there is still a lot of money lost on the railway through fare evasion every year.
Train operator recovers £12,000 from persistent fare dodger A train operator said it has recovered £12,000 from a habitual fare dodger who offended 736 times.
Chiltern Railways said the culprit, who it did not name, committed instances of “fraudulent reclaims of money, knowingly not paying the correct fare and railcard abuse”.
Industry body the Rail Delivery Group previously estimated that around £240 million is lost through fare evasion on Britain’s railways each year.
“Anyone risking boarding without buying the correct ticket for their journey is at risk of a penalty fare or prosecution.”.
