(14 Jul 2019, 11:00 pm)Jamie M wrote It relies on honesty, but even with oyster systems you can pass minor's passes between people who aren't entitled to them. By the time the driver has realised it was a kid's passed being scanned, the person has already sat down.
All you can do is reduce the need for doing it (cheaper simpler tickets) and then add repercussions for doing evading full fares. Revenue protections issuing more fixed fines and spot checks etc.
Maybe if they had more inspectors going on the buses people might be more honest. I haven't seen one for a few years now.
Well, I saw one during the Arriva strikes, but that was only because he was showing one of the Yorkshire drivers the routes. He ended up catching someone using someone else's concessionary pass even though the tickets were free, and then ended up getting punched when he confronted the passenger about it.