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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
National
Patrick Edrich

Man confused as he's fined £120 by Merseyrail despite buying train ticket

A man who was fined by Merseyrail despite buying a ticket said the rail company should not be using third party ticket sellers.

Jake Lindop was travelling into Liverpool from Chester with his girlfriend on November 26 after buying tickets on the Trainline app.

But Mr Lindop was fined when he reached Liverpool Central for not having a valid ticket - despite showing them evidence on his phone that he had bought one.

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