"Mal" wrote in message
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Its easy to get a ticket out the gates after its taken it. It doesn't drop
into the bin until after about 20 others have been put in. A few questions
about where you purchased, how much, when etc would easily identify your
ticket if needed.

But this is unrealistic.

Stopping pax after they have exited the barrier, asessing whether
their story rings true and then opening up the barrier to recover the
ticket if not happy, is a stupid way for revenue control to work.
Putting the inspectors inside the barriers is much easier.

tim



Mal

"tim (moved to sweden)" wrote in message
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"Graham J" wrote in message
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I can't quite understand what they were checking though, as everyone
they stopped had already gone through the exit barrier with their
Oyster - and they were asking to scan them. They didn't seem to care
about those, like me, with paper tickets.

Excuse me, possibly stupid: How far does LU reserve the right to check
your
ticket after passing the gates or leaving a bus? Honestly, after I
passed
the gates I would have thought I left their area of control.

I'd agree with that when it comes to having left a bus, but they have
the
right to ask to inspect your ticket anywhere on LU premises.

What would happen if you refused to be checked? If you told them you
just
entered from the surface, and were leaving on another exit?

Well if they'd just seen you pass through the exit gates or you emerged
from
a direction where there were only exit gates then I should imagine
they'd be
disinclined to believe you.

As the machine keep the used tickets, what proof of payment
do they expect you to have?

tim