"Meeeee" wrote in message
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Often ticket inspectors target interchanges and stand in the passageway
checking them. AIUI there are usually uniformed inspectors with
plain-clothed ones behind so that those who turn the corner, spot the
inspector and then turn back are also caught

They appear in the AM peak in the passageways at Bond Street on a very
regular basis. They've normally been too busy taking down the details of
A.N.Other to even check my valid ticket!!

On 7 Nov 2005 13:05:22 -0800, "Andrea" wrote:

Are there ever any ticket inspections on the London Underground? Yes,
there are barriers at all stations but I would have thought that LUL
would also have roving patrols of inspectors randomly checking tickets
on board tube trains to catch any fare dodgers?

They do. I've seen them at work on several occasions.
--
Nick Cooper

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The revenue people often do checks on the train. They will board a car and
wait until the doors close before announcing thmselves. Often in plain
clothes. I have had them many times, i travel the line during my duty and
they always ask for my pass even though i'm in uniform!! Its not a problem
to me....

The dogs are there for other reasons. Talking to the police, they pickup
more people for other offences than no ticket. The ticket inspection often
finds credit card fraud, drugs etc.

Mal
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On 7 Nov 2005 13:05:22 -0800, "Andrea" wrote:

Are there ever any ticket inspections on the London Underground? Yes,
there are barriers at all stations but I would have thought that LUL
would also have roving patrols of inspectors randomly checking tickets
on board tube trains to catch any fare dodgers?

They do. I've seen them at work on several occasions.
--
Nick Cooper

[Carefully remove the detonators from my e-mail address to reply!]

The London Underground at War, and in Films & TV:
http://www.nickcooper.org.uk/

In message .com,
Andrea writes
Are there ever any ticket inspections on the London Underground? Yes,
there are barriers at all stations but I would have thought that LUL
would also have roving patrols of inspectors randomly checking tickets
on board tube trains to catch any fare dodgers?


Now you mention it I seem to constantly get stopped by inspectors on
WAGN, but it must be 5 years or more since I was stopped by an inspector
on the tube.


--
Edward Cowling London UK

In article ,
(Edward Cowling London UK) wrote:

In message .com,
Andrea writes
Are there ever any ticket inspections on the London Underground?
Yes, there are barriers at all stations but I would have thought that
LUL would also have roving patrols of inspectors randomly checking
tickets on board tube trains to catch any fare dodgers?

Now you mention it I seem to constantly get stopped by inspectors on
WAGN, but it must be 5 years or more since I was stopped by an
inspector on the tube.

They must have migrated from the Cambridge service to your part of WAGN
then.

I used to get checked every day I travelled on the 10:15 from Cambridge
to King's Cross, often with more than one inspector travelling. Even
when the 10:15 became an 8 car train recently they had at least one in
each half.

But since`half term they seem to have given up. I noticed a poster at
the Cross this week advertising for ticket inspectors (or whatever the
job title is these days).

--
Colin Rosenstiel

"Edward Cowling London UK" wrote in message
...
In message .com, Andrea
writes
Are there ever any ticket inspections on the London Underground? Yes,
there are barriers at all stations but I would have thought that LUL
would also have roving patrols of inspectors randomly checking tickets
on board tube trains to catch any fare dodgers?


Now you mention it I seem to constantly get stopped by inspectors on WAGN,
but it must be 5 years or more since I was stopped by an inspector on the
tube.

I've never seen an on train check.

OK, so it's 10 years since I was a regular user,
but for the 20 years before that I was.

tim