{"id":92869,"date":"2011-06-11T06:01:00","date_gmt":"2011-06-10T23:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/tfl-fines-bus-passenger-250-for-65p-oyster-dodge\/"},"modified":"2018-06-30T12:03:43","modified_gmt":"2018-06-30T05:03:43","slug":"tfl-fines-bus-passenger-250-for-65p-oyster-dodge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/tfl-fines-bus-passenger-250-for-65p-oyster-dodge\/","title":{"rendered":"TfL fines bus passenger \u00a3250 for 65p Oyster dodge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#013;<br \/>\nA London man who confessed to using his wife&#8217;s Oyster card warns of TfL&#8217;s \u00a3250 out-of-court &#8216;settlement&#8217; for fare evasionA youth worker from north London who was caught trying to save 65p by using his wife&#8217;s Oyster card on a London bus has described his disbelief after Transport for London (TfL) threatened to take him to court and then offered to settle if he paid \u00a3250.The man, who has asked to remain anonymous, admits he was stupid to use his wife&#8217;s card, but has challenged the body behind London&#8217;s transport network to explain how a first-time 65p fare evasion can land someone with what he calls such a disproportionate fine. Continue reading&#8230;&#013;<br \/>\n&#013;<br \/>\nSource : theguardian.com&#013;<br \/>\nRead more&#8230;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/money\/2011\/jun\/11\/tfl-fines-bus-passenger-oyster-card\" target=\"_blank\">TfL fines bus passenger \u00a3250 for 65p Oyster dodge<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#013; A London man who confessed to using his wife&#8217;s Oyster card warns of TfL&#8217;s \u00a3250&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"false","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-92869","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-property-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p75ss1-o9T","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":92875,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/60-oyster-card-extends-free-public-transport-to-thousands-of-londoners\/","url_meta":{"origin":92869,"position":0},"title":"60+ Oyster card extends free public transport to thousands of Londoners","date":"October 6, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"\r A pledge by mayor Boris Johnson means more over-60s will be able to save about \u00a32,000 a year on train, bus and boat faresAbout 100,000 Londoners are expected to apply this month for the 60+ London Oyster photocard which will give them free travel on all Transport for London\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Property News&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":92865,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/transport-for-london-hoards-321m-from-dormant-oyster-cards\/","url_meta":{"origin":92869,"position":1},"title":"Transport for London hoards \u00a3321m from dormant Oyster cards","date":"June 30, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"\r As travel card marks 15 years, bosses \u2018incredibly quiet\u2019 about credit left unused in contactless era, say Lib DemsTransport for London (TfL) is being urged to encourage more people to get their money back from dormant Oyster cards on the 15th anniversary of the electronic travel cards.Caroline Pidgeon, Lib\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Property News&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":85,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/oyster-card-glitch-fixed-meaning-free-travel-for-londoners-ends\/","url_meta":{"origin":92869,"position":2},"title":"Oyster card glitch fixed meaning  free travel for Londoners ends","date":"January 2, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"\r Smartcard readers failed across capital\u2019s transport network, meaning Transport for London was unable to charge faresA technical glitch in Transport for London\u2019s Oyster card system has been resolved after thousands of passengers in the capital were able to travel for free on Saturday morning. 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