Penalty Fare Notices are issued for a
variety of reasons. One example of this is when
transport providers operate Penalty Fare
Schemes as part of their overall Revenue
Protection strategy to reduce ticketless
travel. On routes where stops are frequent and
trains or buses are busy, it's not always
possible to check every passenger’s ticket
between every station or every bus stop.
Where such Penalty Fare schemes apply, a
valid ticket or other form of authority must be
displayed or made available for inspection when
requested. Failure to either advance-purchase
correctly or, failure to buy correctly from
available ticket purchasing facilities before
travelling may make a person liable to pay a
penalty fare.
A Penalty Fare Notice must be paid or
appealed against within the stated time in
order to avoid further costs or action being
taken by the Transport Provider to recover the
debt.
You can download a copy of the current rail
industry Penalty Fare Rules, 2002 or the TfL
applicable Greater London Authority Act, 1999
by visiting Documents