Roland Perry wrote:

In message c.uk, at
23:43:34 on Sun, 23 Oct 2005, Alan J. Flavell
remarked:
More interesting, though, I thought, was this hit from abroad:

http://www.metrolisboa.pt/normas_uk.htm

It looks as if *their* penalty fare is equivalent currently to EUR120,

Another case where if you are mugged on the train and your ticket is
stolen you get fined (there's no get-out clause for that situation).

But, report theft to the police, get a crime number, give this to TfL,
get your fine repaid.

Its a bit jumping through hoops, and I bet it involves hanging on the
end of a phone for a while.

Wife had a similar problem - plates stolen off our car, wife reports it
to police, gets crime number, drives to local DVLA office to get new
plates form, gets stopped by the police for driving without plates...

Looking back on it we laugh...

AE