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Old October 14th 08, 06:42 AM posted to uk.railway,uk.transport.london
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Default Penalty fare increase

On Mon, 13 Oct 2008 09:18:23 -0700 (PDT), John B wrote:

(Although I suspect that fare evaders won't be touched at all, while
the authorities concentrate on people caught out by Oyster anomalies.


Eh? They get charged four quid through an entirely separate 'minimum
fare' scheme.


Not entirely separate - if you fail to touch in (or re-touch in after
an OOSI, etc), you can still be given a Penalty Fare.