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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Neil Lancefield

Airport rail passengers will no longer be fined for trying to pay by contactless

A rail ticketing rule which has resulted in tens of thousands of people being fined after travelling by train from London to Stansted airport will be axed next month (Alamy/PA) -

A rail ticketing rule which has resulted in tens of thousands of people being fined after travelling by train from London to Stansted airport will be axed next month.

The Department for Transport (DfT) announced that the Essex airport’s railway station will be one of 50 across South East England to accept contactless payments from December 14.

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