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Metrolink chiefs have clarified who is able to check tickets and bank cards for fare dodgers - after some passengers feared being scammed. Greater Manchester's transport bosses have ramped up their crackdown on fare evasion in recent months.
More than 86,000 penalty fares have been issued to tram passengers since the start of 2023, while fares increased last September. But some have recently voiced concerns over who is checking for fares.
A number of recent posts on Reddit have raised questions over whether plain clothes officers are allowed to check for fares on Metrolink trams and at stations. One passenger posted last week: "The last couple of days somebody’s come through checking tickets and scanning cards, on the Altrincham line.
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"He’s wearing a body camera but otherwise just looks like some dude. Does Metrolink have undercover ticket inspectors now? Or are people getting their details stolen?"
Another thread issued a 'warning for tram users' last month, with the poster claiming that a man 'operating alone' was 'pretending to be a ticket inspector'. But following the concerns, Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) has confirmed the use of plain clothes inspectors.
It also says it has received no reports of passengers being scammed in the way Reddit users had suggested. Danny Vaughan, head of Metrolink at TfGM, told the Manchester Evening News: “Fare evasion is something we take very seriously, and it will continue to be a priority as we deliver the Bee Network.
"Since September 2023, Metrolink operator KeolisAmey Metrolink (KAM) has deployed plain clothes officers to target passengers who deliberately avoid buying a ticket, as part of robust
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