英國鐵路監管機構Transport Focus希望鐵路公司採用黃牌警告的方式敦促買錯車票的乘客,而非隨意罰款或起訴。
Train firms urged to give 'yellow cards' instead of fines https://t.co/eqK2w2d8cN
— BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) January 16, 2025
僅對重複違規的人進行罰款
據外媒報導,Transport Focus認為,可以將違規乘客的名字記錄在數字系統中,僅對重複違規的人進行罰款。目前,一些乘客只因輕微違法行為便遭到起訴,Transport Focus正研究如何處理逃票問題。
Train firms urged by passenger watchdog to give a yellow card to people travelling without the correct ticket rather than fines/prosecution
— Socialist Voice (@SocialistVoice) January 16, 2025
Transport Focus said a new system is needed to ensure passengers who had made a mistake were not punished unfairly https://t.co/RUiQLsfO3K
給少18蚊面臨起訴
此前,一位工程專業畢業生因少付了1.9英鎊(約18元港幣)票錢,有可能被告上法庭,案件引發輿論對火車運營商Northern的廣泛批評。Northern後來撤回了對一部分乘客的起訴,這些乘客曾在高峰期使用優惠卡購買票價低於12英鎊(約114元港幣)火車票。
Ticketless train travel costs £600 per minute.
— Simon Calder (@SimonCalder) January 16, 2025
Transport Focus wants a "yellow card" process so inadvertent offenders can escape prosecution.
The Office of Rail and Road is asking for accounts from passengers who were given Penalty Fares or taken to court.https://t.co/nmrV3nLa31
有鐵路公司已建立黃牌系統
如今,鐵路公司Cross Country和Southeastern已經建立了黃牌警告系統,Merseyside鐵路公司希望今年建立該系統。Transport Focus還建議把優惠卡數碼化,當乘客忘記或卡丟了後,檢查員依然能夠檢查。此外,當優惠卡即將到期時,也能及時提醒乘客。

圖片來源:Northern
對無票乘客罰款和起訴過度
一項裁決發現,鐵路公司對一些無票乘客罰款和起訴過度,隨後,英國交通部委託進行審查,7.4萬多起涉嫌逃票的起訴被撤銷。英國交通部長已經要求公路和鐵路辦公室(ORR)研究如何處理鐵路逃費行為。目前,ORR向乘客呼籲,分享他們沒買對火車票而受到處罰的經歷。