"Every Londoner has watched someone push through the barriers or jump over them to avoid paying the fare, knowing full well that they will be picking up the cost of the offender's non-payment in the form of eye-watching fare rises,"
"It's not good enough, and Londoners are fed up with watching this happen unchallenged."
"already making an impact, with the pan-TfL fare evasion rate dropping to 3.5% from 3.8% in 2023-24"
"A recent cross-party Transport Committee report focused on improving safety and confidence through better staffing. The Conservatives could have put some of their suggestions into this report, but chose not to. They have chosen political grandstanding rather than suggesting practical solutions."
City Hall Conservatives propose taller ticket barriers, dedicated fare evasion teams in stations and a taskforce to reduce fare dodging on Transport for London services. Prosecutions for fare evasion on the Tube reached their highest level for six years in 2023-24. Transport for London reports a fall in pan-TfL fare evasion from 3.8% to 3.5% and describes a "data-driven strategy" as already making an impact. TfL spent nearly £14.2m on the Tube and £7.7m on buses in 2023-24, collecting £1.3m in penalty charges. Penalty fares are £100, reduced to £50 if paid within 21 days. Conservatives target reducing fare evasion from 3.4% to 1.5% by 2030 but say current trends make that unlikely. Opposition figures describe the Conservative proposals as political grandstanding and point to a cross-party Transport Committee report calling for better staffing to improve safety and confidence.
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