(14 Jun 2015, 5:24 pm)Bus_User wrote All this "against the law" line annoys me also, travelling on public transport without a ticket IS against the law, simple as. if you get caught and start to make a big song and dance about it which could endanger staff and members of the public, then these people need to be restrained and I think members of the public would welcome that to be honest.
Unfortunately it is not against the law, however it is against (on the Network Rail network) the National Rail Conditions of Carriage, as well as the Metro Conditions of Carriage:
National Rail Conditions of Carriage wroteWhen you buy a ticket to travel on scheduled services on the National Rail Network you make an agreement with the Train Companies whose trains the ticket allows you to use.
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Your obligations
You must:
• Have a valid ticket or tickets for the whole of your journey, at the time you want to travel and on the route and trains you want to use. Unless otherwise indicated, you must purchase your ticket before boarding the train you intend to use.
Tyne & Wear Metro Conditions of Carriage wrote4.1 – Duty to have a ticket or validated smartcard. You must have a ticket or smartcard that is valid for the whole of the journey being made.
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5.1 – You must have a valid ticket or smartcard for your journey before you board a Metro train. If you don’t have a valid ticket or smartcard, you may be issued with a Penalty Fare. You will either have to pay the Penalty Fare on the spot or within 21 days.
(14 Jun 2015, 5:24 pm)Bus_User wrote Also ticket barriers at every station would be a big no no for me, would be a total waste of tax payers money as in most suburban stations, there is plenty of escapes routes which fare dodgers can use so it would be a huge waste of money.I wouldn't imagine such a project would be funded through taxpayers' money (unlike Network Rail). There must be plenty of emergency escape routes, however I think you'll find the number of fare evaders wanting to go through one of these (usually a large [and sometimes alarmed] fire door) are very, very few and far between. Such a project would've been thought through beforehand - I doubt many ticket barriers will have an obvious gap in them.
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