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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Simon Calder

ScotRail targets ‘antisocial’ fare-dodgers with £10 minimum fee

Tickets, please: ScotRail trains at Saltcoats station in Ayrshire - (Simon Calder)

With one in 27 passengers on ScotRail travelling without a ticket, the nation’s train operator is to introduce a £10 “minimum fare” to try to reduce the extent of fare-dodging.

The tariff will be applied only “to someone who purposefully didn’t buy their ticket before boarding”. ScotRail points out that some fares are as low as £3 return.

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