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24.2.11

Cheats * UK - Fined in police blitz on bus fare dodgers

There were no arrests yesterday, and just 10 fines issued

Bolton,Manchester,UK -The Bolton News -18 February 2011: -- Fare-dodgers and fraudsters who con millions of pounds from the public transport system were targeted in a crackdown on some of Bolton’s busiest bus routes yesterday... Inspectors and the police hauled people off the buses and issued them with £50 penalty fares after they were caught without valid tickets...  People who travel fraudulently cost bus companies millions of pounds a year— leading to higher fares for honest passengers...  Police joined forces with inspectors from the Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive and First yesterday as they checked more than 2,100 tickets on more than 120 buses all over Bolton...
Inspectors look for a range of different tricks...  These include older teenagers buying juvenile tickets, out of date tickets and people staying on the bus past the stop they have paid for...   Most seriously, police look for fraudsters who print professional-looking counterfeit tickets and sell them to passengers at knock-down prices... Anyone caught fare-dodging can be charged the “standard fare” of £50, while those suspected of more serious offences are arrested... (Image: Greater Manchester Passenger Transport)

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