ScotRail wants to catch travellers who deliberately try to dodge paying, costing the company around £2 million per year in Scotland.
The travel giant is trying to catch travellers who deliberately try to dodge paying, costing the company around £2 million per year inNow a pilot scheme using new ticket validation machines has been taking place over the last few weeks at stations including Glasgow Central, Glasgow Queen Street, Croy, High Street, Rutherglen, Paisley Canal, and Edinburgh Waverley.
It will also flag if the customer is travelling from a station that is staffed where they could have bought a ticket but chose not to. Additionally, they may be further investigated and referred to the British Transport Police where appropriate. Phil Campbell, ScotRail Head of Customer Operations, said: “Tackling ticket fraud has always been a priority for ScotRail.
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