Dozens of rail passengers in Worcestershire have been slapped with a hefty fine for travelling on trains without a ticket.
Worcestershire Magistrates handed out fines to 17 fare dodgers after proving the cases in their absence on Friday (January 7).
For avoiding ticket costs as little as £3.40, this unfortunate lot will have to pay hundreds of pounds in fines and additional costs including compensation.
Each will have until February 4 to cough up their total amount due which includes a fines, costs and compensation surcharge.
Bryn Corbett-Stanley, 20, Chedworth Drive, Worcester
Fare: £45.80
Offence against: Great Western Railway - Worcester
Date of travel: June 10, 2021
Total amount due: £479.80
Robert Collins, 24, Cheltenham Road, Evesham
Offence: Outside designated compulsory ticket area
Offence against: Great Western Railway - Evesham
Date of travel: May 24, 2021
Total amount due: £442.80
Marcus Donald, 45, Dornie Drive, Birmingham
Offence: Failure to hand over a valid ticket for inspection
Offence against: Great Western Railway - Worcester
Date of travel: May 4, 2021
Total amount due: £442.80
Bliss Lam, aged 25, Bracken Way, Malvern
Fare: £9.50
Offence against: Great Western Railway - Worcester
Date of travel: July 8, 2021
Total amount due: £443.50
Eloise Smith, 20, Cheltenham Road, Evesham
Offence: Outside designated compulsory ticket area
Offence against: Great Western Railway - Evesham
Date of travel: May 24, 2021
Total amount due: £408.80
Seperate offence: Outside designated compulsory ticket area
Date of travel: May 4, 2021
Offence against: Great Western Railway - Evesham
Total amount due: £452.80
Damian Gladyseur, ages 40, Windermere Drive, Worcester
Fare: £10.30
Offence against: Great Western Railway - Worcester
Date of travel: July 8, 2021
Total amount due: £454.30
Michael Johnson, 31, Vervain Close, Churchdown, Gloucester
Fare: £24.00
Offence against: Great Western Railway - Evesham
Date of travel: July 16, 2021
Total amount due: £458.00
Kieron Williams, 26, Barnett Avenue, Ledbury
Fare: £3.40
Offence against: Great Western Railway - Pershore
Date of travel: April 23, 2021
Total amount due: £437.40
Derek Arthur Eyles, 51, Kensington, Foxwood Grove, Birmingham
Fare: £8.50
Offence against: Great Western Railway - Evesham
Date of travel: June 9, 2021
Total amount due: £442.50
Lewis Jones, aged 36, Whinfield Road, Worcester
Fare: £7.90
Offence against: Great Western Railway - Malvern
Date of travel: May 17, 2021
Total amount due: £441.90
Alice Carhill, 40, Wasdale Court, Worcester
Fare: £8.10
Offence against: Great Western Railway - Malvern Link
Date of travel: July 8, 2021
Total amount due: £440.10
Mark Davies, aged 50, Wasdale Court, Worcester
Fare: £6.10
Offence against: Great Western Railway - Malvern
Date of travel: July 8, 2021
Total amount due: £440.10
Phillip James, 24, Rose Bank, Evesham
Fare: £8.80
Offence against: Great Western Railway - Evesham
Date of travel: July 19, 2021
Total amount due: £442.80
Shkar OSMAN, 22, Port Street, Evesham
Fare: £8.80
Offence against: Great Western Railway - Worcester
Date of travel: May 17, 2021
Total amount due: £442.80
Michal Sztandera, 32, Bewdley Lodge, Bewdley Street, Evesham
Fare: £10.10
Offence against: Great Western Railway - Moreton-in-Marsh
Date of travel: August 10, 2021
Total amount due: £444.10
Anthony Tempest, 48, St Hilary Close, Richmond
Fare: £77.50
Offence against: Great Western Railway - Pershore
Date of travel: June 30, 2021
Total amount due: £511.50
Carl Thomas, 32, Nelson Road, Worcester
Offence: Outside designated compulsory ticket area
Offence against: Great Western Railway - Evesham
Date of travel: April 30, 2021
Total amount due: £442.80
The Government recently announced a new and increased penalty for passengers dodging rail fares in England and Wales.
The Department for Transport (DfT) has increased the penalty from £20 to £100 in an effort to crackdown on anyone attempting to gain free travel.
Passengers will see on-the-spot fines added as a surcharge on top of the price of the single fare for a their journey.
If paid within 21 days, the fine will be reduced to £50.
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