"CJG Now Thankfully Living In The North" wrote in
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That would be the people who avoid buying a ticket because its
unlikely they will be have much problem getting through ticket
barriers (if they are opreational) and its unlikely they will be
challenged at the ticket barrier or very unlikely they will be asked
to see their ticket on the train

We've done this to death, repeatedly. As a customer, what would you prefer,
station staff on hand to assist you, as you've brought a ticket and expect
some kind of customer service, rather than find the ticket barrier deserted
because some scrote, who doesn't give a damn about police challenging him,
let alone a station assistant on thier own, has jumped over the barrier and
the station assistant is running after them?