On Jun 13, 8:23 pm, Offramp wrote:
On Jun 13, 7:27 pm, Oliver Beattie wrote:

Hey Everyone,

Having just been issued a £20 Penalty Fare demand from DLR officials,
I wondered if anyone could let me know whether the The British Rail
(Penalty Fares) Act 1989 applies here? If not, if you could possibly
point me to what act does apply?

Many Thanks!
Oliver Beattie

You got busted, eh? Didn't swipe in I suppose... PAYG?
An important thing to remember also is that if you buy any travelcard
then your Oyster has PAYG enabled; so if you have a zone 1-4 weekly,
and you don't swipe in, and there is otherwise no way of knowing
whence you have travelled, then you are liable for a penalty fare. You
can appeal against that and you may well get away with it.


There is not yet and has never been any way of knowing for sure where
you've been with a travelcard. If you have a zone 1 - 4 travelcard,
all that the (what are they called? captain?) on the DLR will do is
confirm that it is valid for where you currently are.

I am not aware even of any moves towards forcing people to touch in
with travelcards, but perhaps someone knows more.

I've certainly never done it and never had any problem as a result.




If you have PAYG only and you didn't swipe in on the DLR, then if you
got caught on the Underground then you would normally be prosecuted
for fare evasion. Perhaps you were lucky. I don't know your circs.