Neil Williams wrote:
On Tue, 14 Oct 2008 17:10:03 +0100, Stephen Farrow
wrote:

It's already £80 on Metrolink in Manchester.

With a discount for prompt payment, I presume? Good. It should be
set at that kind of level (as the amounts concerned are similar to
parking offences), but equally come with decriminalisation of fare
dodging so the Penalty Fare doesn't just exist to penalise those
making a mistake.

Metrolink call it a "Standard Fare", with levels as follows:

1st Offence: £10 on the spot, £15 within 21 days
2nd Offence: £20 on the spot, £30 within 21 days
3rd Offence: £40 on the spot, £60 within 21 days
4th Offence: £80 on the spot or prosecution

The figures above are based on a rolling 12 month period.

So if, for example:

1. You get stopped by a Metrolink revenue inspector on 31st October
and no other offence is committed for a full twelve months, you will
return to a clean record.

2. You get stopped by a Metrolink revenue inspector on 31st October
and then again on the 3rd November in the same year you will be at the
2nd offence level and this will remain with you for a full twelve months
before returning to a clean record.

Cheers,

Barry