Eight-and-a-bit solid hours of cross-country was always going to feel like a spectacularly long day, but early on in today’s ...

Commuters who challenge train ticket inspectors now risk a criminal record, The Telegraph can reveal. Passengers who are handed penalty fares for making mistakes when buying their tickets can now be ...

Penalty fares are handed by inspectors to passengers without a valid ticket while travelling and on National Rail services typically cost around £100 plus the full cost of a single fare for the ...

UK: The Office of Rail & Road has called for urgent reforms to make the handling of train ticketing irregularities more ...

Train passengers are being punished for accidental ‘minor transgressions’ when buying tickets, the rail watchdog has said.

But meanwhile, fare evasion remains a significant problem, and rigorous action should be taken against those who intentionally seek to defraud the railway.' Train operators use the Penalty Fares ...

A fare dodger who insisted that he shouldn’t have to pay for public transport has been given a fine. The unnamed passenger ...

This innocent lapse means the discounted ticket they purchased becomes invalid, leaving them liable for a full fare or penalty. Even if the passenger can later prove they bought the right ticket, ...

Take the journey from Bristol to London. Forget for a moment about complications such as advance tickets and railcard ...