Fare evasion

[Cliffhanger]

City Rail piss me off so much, and lately I've developed the habit or fare evading, I used to just do it when I was in a massive rush and had no time to buy a ticket. Now I do it most of the time when I take public transport. It's bad I know, but I feel city rail deserve, their executives are over paid and useless and the cost of public transport constantly increases without the service improving.

I know it's still stealing, but f**k them, I am sure there's a viable way to make public transport free, maybe if we stopped spending so much money on ineffective ways to make a tangible reduction in carbon emissions this would be possible.

Anyway was just wondering who else here does it?

 

[adamkungl]

You are human scum.

 

[Dragon2010]

I've done it a few times. If there's a guard, cop or CityRail Worker around I'll just buy a concession ticket ($2.50). I agree, they constantly raise and hike prices without their pathetic excuse of a poorly managed, congested and outdated service. We've had no trains in the past few years, the old ones are dirty and disgusting as hell. It's an utter joke.

 

[sensesmaybenumbed]

They'll eat you alive on the inside.

 

[Scott Gourley's Lovechild]

I've been done a few times on fare evasion where I've got on a train in a rush, so I buy a ticket every time now. With that said, I will catch a train less than half a dozen times a year.

 

[Dani]

I bought a concession ticket once when I wasn't a concession. Epic rebel over here.

 

[sensesmaybenumbed]

Ever ridden on the back of a tram Dani? Good times.

 

[Cliffhanger]

I once bought a concession ticket when I wasn't a concession, but I had a student card. I told the guards the sticker fell off so they asked what colour it was, I said something metallic, they let me go.

I take like ten trains a week during the semester.

 

[Dutchy]

Adams correct. You're criminal scum.

 

[dogslife]

Public transportation is for losers

 

[Dutchy]

I'm on a train right now

 

[umina panther]

Buy concession weekly tickets every week and save to money to pay the fines. Been caught once in 3 years so im very much in the black on this one

 

[Different kind of Rabbit]

I commute to work via public transport every day. A bus and a train each way. 1 hour trip all up. I buy a "my multi" zone 2 each month. Costs me $200. I don't think the trains are that bad if you travel during commuter hours. It's late night and weekends where they are shit. The only complaint I have is that they are too crowded during the week. Otherwise, beats inner city traffic hands down.

 

[adamkungl]

Public transportation is for losers

Had to catch a bus on fri night. Every moment on that thing increased my rage.

 

[Rhino_NQ]

done a fair bit of evading before. Stuff em

 

[afinalsin666]

Pension Excursion, 2.50 all day travel. I evade going between Hexham and newie. Just say I got on at Sandgate, they never had a ticket machine at the station, so they couldn't really do shit.

 

[IanG]

Many years ago use to all the time cause my travles were always on unattended stations. Though I once got caught out and copped the fine. At the time it was $100. Haven't done it since. The number of times I got away with it I'm still way out in front. Just as well I stopped because not long after that they brought in the blokes in the grey outfits

 

[Dutchy]

Im tipping off the authorities, Ian.

 

[HowHigh]

If I'm just catching a train around local suburbs in the gong then I don't buy a ticket
Had to buy one when I was working in Sydney...that'd be pretty embarrassing getting caught with no ticket lol

 

[dogslife]

Im tipping off the authorities, Ian.

They haven't got a case and they know it