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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Politics
Nicholas Cecil

Fine fare dodgers on the Tube up to £2,500, ministers urged

Fines for people who jump the gates on the Tube network should be raised to up to £2,500 to tackle widespread fare evasion, ministers have been told.

Former transport minister Lord Davies of Gower also suggested that repeat fare dodgers on the Underground and wider rail network should face up to six months in prison.

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