"Andrea" wrote in message
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Are there ever any ticket inspections on the London Underground? Yes,
there are barriers at all stations but I would have thought that LUL
would also have roving patrols of inspectors randomly checking tickets
on board tube trains to catch any fare dodgers?

I've worked in London for several years and only ever come across one roving patrol which were out
at the far end of the Piccadilly Line near Heathrow.

Lived here all my life. Only place ticket has been checked other than at a barrier
is at Green Park in the interchange tunnels. I would guess trying to spot people
with Z2 only tickets travelling through Z1.

TKD wrote:
"Andrea" wrote in message
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Are there ever any ticket inspections on the London Underground? Yes,
there are barriers at all stations but I would have thought that LUL
would also have roving patrols of inspectors randomly checking tickets
on board tube trains to catch any fare dodgers?

I've worked in London for several years and only ever come across one roving patrol which were out
at the far end of the Piccadilly Line near Heathrow.

Lived here all my life. Only place ticket has been checked other than at a barrier
is at Green Park in the interchange tunnels. I would guess trying to spot people
with Z2 only tickets travelling through Z1.

Seen them once many years ago on a central line train just before Ealing
Broadway.

Most tubes are probably too overcrowded for the inspectors to move about
in...

--
Paul

In article , Paul paulroberthill_
writes
Seen them once many years ago on a central line train just before Ealing
Broadway.

One Saturday going to Ealing Broadway my ticket was checked on the
Central Line. Then I got on a bus, and it was checked again.
--
Thoss

TKD wrote:
"Andrea" wrote in message
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Are there ever any ticket inspections on the London Underground? Yes,
there are barriers at all stations but I would have thought that LUL
would also have roving patrols of inspectors randomly checking tickets
on board tube trains to catch any fare dodgers?

I've worked in London for several years and only ever come across one roving patrol which were out
at the far end of the Piccadilly Line near Heathrow.


Lived here all my life. Only place ticket has been checked other than at a barrier
is at Green Park in the interchange tunnels. I would guess trying to spot people
with Z2 only tickets travelling through Z1.

Been checked on a train once or maybe twice in 8 years.

At interchanges/exits, many more times, maybe 30. (But if you ignore the
time I lived in Finsbury Park, you can reduce that down to about five ;-)

Last time was at Warren Street interchange a few weeks ago.