"Christian Hansen" wrote in
message

Well, that's what the threat of a £1,000 fine and a jail term is supposed
to
counter. If you get caught once or twice, £20. However, more than that and
there should be prosecution and, on conviction, the appropriate sentence.

Why so ? It's perfectly legal for someone to board a train ticket-less-ly
and pay the PF on every journey if they want to. There is no offence to
be prosecuted for !

Why do you use words such as "caught" ? There are only two possibilities:
a) you are suspected of FE, in which case you should be prosecuted
b) you simply board a train without a ticket, in which case the PF is the
only ticket
available to you.

There is no situation in which you can be prosecuted OR PF'd: the two are
mutually exclusive (for a particular jny)

Richard [in SG19]



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