{"id":372886,"date":"2026-02-20T21:57:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T11:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/railuk.com\/?p=189570"},"modified":"2026-02-20T21:57:00","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T11:57:00","slug":"scotrail-to-tackle-ticketless-travel-with-new-minimum-fare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=372886","title":{"rendered":"ScotRail to tackle ticketless travel with new minimum fare"},"content":{"rendered":"

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ScotRail is set to introduce a new minimum fare in a bid to educate and reduce the number of passengers who choose to travel without first buying a ticket.<\/p>\n

Fare evasion is estimated to cost Scotland\u2019s Railway more than \u00a311million each year and those who purposely board without a valid ticket will be charged a \u00a310 minimum fare.  <\/p>\n

The fare will in many cases be more than the standard fare ticket, particularly for short journeys. As an example, a return ticket for someone travelling from Bishopbriggs to Glasgow Queen Street costs \u00a33 and so the \u00a310 minimum fare would be applied to someone who purposefully didn\u2019t buy their ticket before boarding.  <\/p>\n

There is no additional charge where the cost of the ticket for the journey is already more than \u00a310, however, there is still a requirement for customers to buy before they board to qualify for any other discounted rail travel.  <\/p>\n

The introduction of a minimum fare follows independent analysis of ticketless travel which has shown that customers who did not purchase a ticket before boarding and travelling had either a ticket office that was open at the time of their travel (74 per cent) or an operating ticket vending machine (90 per cent) but opted not to use those facilities.  <\/p>\n

It is anticipated that this change will also help to reduce anti-social behaviour on the railway, which is often caused by a small minority travelling without a ticket.  <\/p>\n

There are exclusions:  <\/p>\n