A person who travels on public transport without paying the required fare.
the train companies are cracking down on fare dodgers
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The National Express Group, which runs the ScotRail franchise, estimates it is losing up to 3 million pounds a year to fare-dodgers.
These proposals should help to reduce the number of fare dodgers and act as a more realistic deterrent for others.
Commuters and tourists at the Eurostar terminal were caught up in rioting after transport staff tried to stop a fare dodger.
Paying commuters today reacted with delight to news that more inspectors than ever are now hunting down fare dodgers.
This isn't about catching fare dodgers, but rather an overall objective to deny thieves and other criminals the free use of the trains in order to prey on Essex people.
Black-cab drivers should beware after a serial fare-dodger escaped a prison sentence last week, despite the brazen cons he pulled on trusting cabbies.
The Transport Minister has said it is time to raise the penalty for fare-dodgers.
It aimed to reduce the number of fare-dodgers and catch robbers and thieves who operate through the transport system.
The First Great Western spokesman said some fare-dodgers in Swindon could face prosecution.
Though he and his team of four continually confront fare dodgers, they are entirely ineffective at issuing tickets.