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Old October 31st 08, 05:25 AM posted to uk.railway,uk.transport.london
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Default Penalty fare increase
On Thu, 30 Oct 2008 22:25:17 +0000, Charles Ellson
wrote:

You will get a criminal record if it is successfully prosecuted as a
theft offence. It is IIRC when you are prosecuted for breaching an
appropriate byelaw that you don't get a criminal record.

Fare-dodging isn't theft, as it doesn't deprive someone of the travel
you have "taken".

Neil

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