The penalty for fare evasion on the Tyne and Wear Metro has now increased to £100, with commuters largely supporting the change.
From today anyone without a valid Metro ticket will have to pay a £100 penalty fare. Previously passengers found without a valid ticket would receive a £20 penalty.
But despite the steep increase in the penalty fee, a survey conducted by Nexus, the public body which owns and manages Metro, found that 72% of people supported the increase. And 88% of people surveyed said that other passengers were the ones who were the real victims of ticketless Metro travel.
