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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
National
Tristan Kirk

Revealed: The battle to crack down on London's fare dodgers

Fare dodgers on the Tube brazenly push through the barriers or bump up behind fellow passengers, in a familiar - and highly irritating - sight for Londoners who have tapped in and paid their way.

Transport for London says fare evasion costs an estimated £130 million each year, and it is passengers abiding by the law who have to swallow any price rises needed to plug the shortfalls.

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