Bus drivers * Australia - Pocket $5m in
Rogue bus drivers have been stealing up to $5 million a year from unsuspecting passengers by pocketing their faresMelbourne,Victoria,Australia -The Age, by Stephen Moynihan -October 16, 2007: -- ... Almost 20 drivers who operate in Melbourne's western and northern suburbs have been identified in a Department of Infrastructure crackdown on fare evasion... Three drivers have been sacked after being caught out in the scam that nets some drivers between $30,000 and $40,000 a year on top of their regular income... A confidential report released about Sydney buses revealed that fewer than one in 200 passengers was ever checked for a ticket... The New South Wales bus industry said it was losing millions of dollars in revenue by maintaining only 20 inspectors, compared with the state's RailCorp's 400 transit officers... (Picture of the Toyota FCHV Bus, a fuel-cell powered hybrid bus)
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