More than 28,000 prosecutions brought by two rail firms for alleged fare evasion have been quashed. Northern Rail brought 28,631 prosecutions against passengers between August 2020 and May 2024 ...
Three rail operators will be renationalised by Labour next year, but the move is not expected to bring down fares for passengers travelling on these lines. Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander said ...
More than 28,000 prosecutions brought by two rail firms for alleged fare evasions have been quashed. Northern Rail, which covers large swathes of northern England, brought 28,631 prosecutions ...
Transport Secretary Louise Haigh announced on Wednesday that regulator the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) will analyse how suspected fare evasion is handled. This will include an assessment of ...
warning against entering into a “death spiral” of low fares and poor-quality rail networks. It comes after the government announced that South Western Railway’s services will be the first to ...
An independent review of rail fare dodging punishments has been announced following reports of train companies taking disproportionate action against passengers who have made innocent mistakes.
An independent review of rail fare prosecutions and enforcement has been ordered by the Government following claims of train operators taking disproportionate action. Transport Secretary Louise ...
Ministers have launched a review into how UK train operators handle suspected fare evasion, following “egregious” examples of passengers facing prosecution for minor ticketing errors.
Train companies are set to face a review over how they prosecute and enforce rail fare evasion after reports of disproportionate action taken against passengers. Sky News understands Transport ...