CASES of people from Worcester who have been caught on trains without a valid ticket have been heard in the magistrates court.
It is an offence to enter a train for the purpose of travelling without having a valid ticket entitling the passenger to travel.
Five people from across Worcester have been up in court and fined in the last month for not having a ticket on Great Western Railway.
Here who has been in court:
Emily Cline
The 25-year-old was fined £220 in her absence after an being caught without a valid ticket at Pershore on March 16.
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Cline, from Southfield Street, Worcester, was fined for 'not being in a designated compulsory ticket area, entered a train for the purpose of travelling without having with you a valid ticket entitling you to travel'.
The case was proved in absenceand Cline was also ordered to pay compensation of £5.40, a victim surcharge of £34 as well as costs of £180.
In total, Worcester Magistrates Court said she must pay £439.40.
Richard Wayland
Wayland, of Ombersley Road, Worcester, was fined in his absence for boarding a train in non compulsory ticket area without a valid ticket.
The offence dates back to March 25 at Pershore where it was said he 'entered a train for the purpose of travelling without having with you a valid ticket entitling you to travel'.
He was fined £220 at Worcester Magistrates Court on September 10 as well as told to pay compensation of £8.80, victim surcharge of £34 and costs of £180.
In total, Wayland must pay £442.80.
Christopher Bingley
The 41-year-old of Lowesmoor, Worcester, has also been fined for boarding a train in non compulsory ticket area without a valid ticket.
The offence took place on April 8 at Evesham and was proved in absence at Worcester Magistrates Court on September 10.
Bingley was fined £220, ordered to pay compensation of £10.10, a victim surcharge of £34 and costs of £180.
Bingley must pay £444.10 in total.
Luke Powell
Powell, of Warmstry Court, Quay Street, boarded a train on March 16 at Malvern Link without having a valid ticket.
The verdict was proved in absence at Worcestershire Magistrates Court on September 10.
The 29-year-old was fined £220.
He was ordered to pay compensation of £6.10, a victim surcharge of £34 and costs of £180.
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Lucy Smith
Smith, of Almoners Court, Willis Place, Worcester, was fined £220 at Worcester Magistrates Court.
The case was proved in her absence after she was found to have boarded a train without a ticket in Evesham on April 30.
Worcester Magistrates Court also ordered her to pay compensation of £8.80, a victim surcharge of £34 and costs of £180.
Smith must pay a total of £442.80.
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