{"id":158416,"date":"2024-12-16T10:01:00","date_gmt":"2024-12-16T00:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?guid=6fad28d1686fd980eb63f30f16695723"},"modified":"2025-04-01T13:53:52","modified_gmt":"2025-04-01T03:53:52","slug":"have-you-experience-of-a-train-fare-penalty-or-prosecution-the-rail-regulator-wants-to-hear-from-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=158416","title":{"rendered":"Have you experience of a train fare penalty or prosecution? The rail regulator wants to hear from you"},"content":{"rendered":"

Have you experience of a train fare penalty or prosecution? The rail regulator wants to hear from you<\/span>
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The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) is asking passengers to complete a short questionnaire to share their experiences of being penalised for travelling by train, either for travelling without a ticket at all or without a valid ticket.<\/div>\n
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Responses will support the rail regulator\u2019s wider work looking at train operators\u2019 approach to suspected fare evasion and its impact on passengers, which is due to be completed in Spring 2025. ORR\u2019s report will look to make recommendations on any areas for change and improvement.<\/p>\n

ORR wants to hear from people who, for whatever reason, boarded a train without a ticket, or with an invalid ticket, and what happened as a result. This includes where a person:<\/p>\n