Reading between the lines a member of the railway staff witnessed him doing the oystercard pass out thing. Either they knew where he got on or clocked him doing same swipe thing day in day out and decided to investigate. If the train's last stop was outwith the Oyster zone then nobody off that train should need to swipe out.
You might have thought the Oyster system would 'sing up' if the same card was recorded regularly exiting the system without a corresponding swipe in.
There's a lot of dodging on the basis of coughing up or daily fare if caught. On London Midland only the Revenue Protection Inspectors can levy a penalty fare and they're usually on the barriers at the major stations. Train Managers can only sell you a ticket. Although the suburban platforms at Euston are barrier controlled peak time expresses to/from MK and beyond use the west side platforms (16-18) which are open access.
I used to see the same guy in same carriage of same train several times a week. Like me he'd sussed the most comfortable place on LM's long distance stock. Every time there was a ticket check he bought a single to New St (final destination). NS is fully barriered but if he changed to a suburban Centro West Midlands train there are plenty unmanned minor stops. No ticket check and he travelled free.
I tried to report my suspicions but didn't get anywhere.
Last edited by: Bromptonaut on Mon 14 Apr 14 at 15:29
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