Fare dodgers ordered to repay over £12,000 as Chiltern Railways cracks down on evasion

Three Chiltern Railways passengers had to pay over £12,000 after they were caught persistently avoiding paying their fares last year.In total, Chiltern Railways says that it recovered just over £1 million from fare evaders in 2024, more than double the amount detected and recovered in 2023. In total, during 2024, there were 8,064 cases reported for investigation on the Chiltern network. Some cases involved customers not paying for their full journey, adults buying child tickets and r