"Alan J. Flavell" wrote in message
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On Fri, 21 Oct 2005, tim (moved to sweden) wrote:

Speeding is an absolute offense.

"offence", in the UK.

Travelling without a ticket is not.

On national rail, at least, it's a byelaw offence to be in a
compulsory ticket area without a valid ticket.

punishable by penalty fare, not by criminal convection.

tim