Property News · May 12, 2014

A commuter's story: 'My single moment of madness that cost me my job'


It’s an offence to travel without a valid rail ticket. But for one commuter the price of a one-off incident proved very highIt was a moment of madness she puts down to a sleepless night and a stressful journey to work. But jumping on a train without a ticket because of a queue at the machine – compounded by giving a false address to the ticket inspector – has left Lorna Dixon* with a criminal record and out of work after a job offer was withdrawn.The 58-year-old, the sole wage earner in her family, is “unemployed and possibly unemployable” after being prosecuted and fined £400 over the one-off incident on a Leeds to Sheffield train, which, she says, effectively involved a shortfall of 40p. She is the first to admit she was at fault, but argues “the penalty seems way out of proportion”. Continue reading…

Source : theguardian.com
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