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Evening Standard
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Ted Hennessey

More than 28,000 rail fare evasion prosecutions quashed

More than 28,000 prosecutions brought by two rail firms for alleged fare evasions have been quashed (Jordan Pettitt/PA) - (PA Wire)

More than 28,000 prosecutions brought by two rail firms for alleged fare evasions have been quashed.

Northern Rail, which covers large swathes of northern England, brought 28,631 prosecutions against passengers using the single justice procedure (SJP) between August 6 2020 and May 21 2024, despite not being permitted to do so.

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