Hello all,

At lunchtime on Friday 17 February I was on a 38 bus heading from Victoria
to Clapton pond. A male boarded the bus at Hyde Park Corner by the last set
of doors. He did not have an Oystercard.
When the bus reached the stop after Tottenham Court Road a revenue inspector
got on. The passenger saw the inspector look at the driver's duty card (or
whatever), and then he suddenly got off.

I know that in this topsy-turvy world of ours, people can change their minds
about anything at the last minute, but I am sure that there are a good
number of people travelling on bendibuses without any form of valid travel
documentation.

If you travel 19 times out of 20 without paying, and get caught on the 20th
occasion and end up paying a penalty fare, you will still be 'in pocket'.

Multiply this by the number of journeys being made on bendibuses, and I'm
sure it adds up to a lot of money.

Any comments?


Paul