Metro Ticket Inspectors

i remember when i was younger i never used to pay and then i was at jesmond walked down there was inspectors at the platform and then the metro pulled in and there was loads of inspectors on the metro just stayed on the platform and after the metro left the inspectors on the platform blocked me in and asked me for my ticket pretended to have a quick look in me bag and then ran in between them - im scared to skip it now haha

it works out cheaper if you don't pay and then pay a fine if you use it a fair bit.

Do they just wait for suspicious looking people to sneak off the metro or do they still come around asking to see your ticket? I was on the last metro to Shields once and they got on but they never checked for my ticket since i was one of the only people who didn't get up and try to leg it. I felt pretty lucky.

Yeah in shields luckily there is always a bunch of charvers getting off at the same time.

Ive had that, where they just target the ones who are obviously dodgers, and us good citizens get to stroll on by with a look of innocence on our thieving faces!

those from shields will probs kno penfold? well he didnt have a ticket yesterday at central, tried 2 run away, TSO grabbed him until penfold pulled away nd the stoodat the entrance to the station, where he had a lucky escape with the police

tool haha

and ive had a blue bus/metro pass for past 5 years now nd accidently left it in work few weeks ago, nd didnt realise til i got checked anways i forgot all about it now have a 45 quid fine the twats

I get the metro every day and only pay every now and then if i cant be arsed with the schitz on the train. Ive been caught 4 times, once when it was 20 quid for a fine. 50 quid in total isnt bad considering i must literally owe them hundreds. I realise this makes me a massive tramp but i dont care. Ive saved so much money over the years

If you explain at the time that you have a pass but have forgotten it, you can avoid paying any fine if you leter on prove that you have a pass (obviously covering the date you were 'caught'). I doubt they'll make you pay if you show them your pass.

There used to be passes where you scratched off the day of your travel like a scratch card.

but after a while they realised that you could buy one... not scratch it off....

then when someone was checking tickets.

Bam, scratch it off, and only then has it actually cost you something

the fare dodgers are breaking the law so technically can the ticket inspectors not carry out a citizens arrest using reasonable force?

i dont understand why they dont have a barrier system like the undergrounnd.

I have a metro/bus pass anyway but even before I did I always pay the fare...Im not bothered bout saving the money I coulnd't bare the embarrassment of getting escorted off the metro.

yeh they told me that i had to go to jesmond to prove that i had it but had to go b4 5oclock nd was working, then when my pass did run out i got it replaced without thinkin of keeping the old bit for proof

Iv'e been in a similar situation with Metro/Nexus which proved to be a nightmare.
I had lost my Metro pass which was for the month so went to get it replaced, thinking that a company as big as Metro/Nexus would hold some sort of records of purchased passes or it's customers who had bought them as I had to give personal details when buying it.
I went to the Travel shop in Monument where I purchased it to find they dont keep any sort of records who has bought passes either cash or by card?
The hold no back up or system for customers who have lost/misplaced passes that need them replaced. I was informed that only the yearly passes are insured if lost/misplaced.
So they have no records as to how many passes they have sold from month to month, or week to week, no indication on how much money has went through the books from pass sales or no customer base details etc...

In the end I was fukd, had to buy another pass as they had no records or proof that I had purchased one at the date I was stating - rediculous.

Lesson learned

aye its a right cunt, ive put mine thru the wash b4, literally a day or 2 after buying it....i think you shud have 2 submit details or sumthing and photo so if it does get lost or sumthing you dont have 2 fork out another 67 quid or whatever it is atm

Deffo, something needs to be in place as im sure theres been a load of people in the same situation as I was, it was a right pain in the arse for me but suppose it will teach me to be carefull with it in the future.