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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Millie Cooke

Louise Haigh issues train operator warning over using courts to chase fares

Transport secretary Louise Haigh has issued a warning to train operators over prosecuting passengers for ticketing errors, as she labelled the system “far too complicated”.

While she warned that deliberate fare-dodging had “no place on our railways”, the Department for Transport (DfT) has launched an independent review into rail fare prosecutions following claims of train operators taking “disproportionate action” against passengers.

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