On Sun, 21 Feb 2010 08:31:23 -0800 (PST), MIG
wrote:

Oh, of course. And it's no problem doing that on a straight bus, but
being liable to a penalty fare?

No, that is silly. Like you, I would look forward to the first court
case.


I did wonder when it was discussed previously whether this was to
prepare for debendification.

Could be. Certainly in the central area, everyone boarding a bus
needs some form of advance authority, be it a ticket from the machine
at the stop, an Oyster card or a (Freedom etc.) pass.