A viral TikTok showing a group of youths walking straight through ticket barriers at Southall station while a member of staff looked on has reignited debate over fare evasion, frontline worker safety and whether transport operators are doing enough to tackle the problem.
The clip, which has attracted hundreds of thousands of views, shows the group barging through the barriers without paying while a member of station staff does not intervene. Many viewers appeared unsurprised, with comments claiming the behaviour was 'normal at most stations' and 'happens all the time'.
