Penalty fares scheme – c2c rail limited
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Introduction
1.1
c2c rail limited, give notice, under rule 3.2 of the SRA’s Penalty Fares Rules 2002,
that we want to introduce a penalty fares scheme with effect from a date yet to be
confirmed. This document describes our penalty fares scheme for the purposes of
rule 3.2 b.
1.2
We have decided to introduce a penalty fares scheme in this area because
1. Although the vast majority of our stations is gated, it is still possible to access our
railway system without a ticket and/or travel to a destination that is past the validity of
tickets held and leave via a non-fully gated station.
2. The Penalty Fares Scheme is seen as a supplant to existing method of
dealing with individuals who do not hold valid tickets for their entire journeys.
3. The Penalty Fares Scheme is seen as a visual deterrent, i.e. via the posters at all
stations, that c2c rail limited is committed to reduce to the absolute minimum
fraudulent travel on our trains.
1.3
We have prepared this scheme taking account of the following documents.
• The Railways (Penalty Fares) Regulations 1994.
• The Penalty Fares Rules 2002.
• Strategic Rail Authority Penalty Fares Policy 2002.
1.4
In line with rule 3.2, we have sent copies of this scheme to:
•
The Strategic Rail Authority;
•
London Transport Users Committee
•
Rail Passengers Committee for Eastern England
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Penalty fares trains
2.1
For the purposes of this scheme, all the trains that we operate on the c2c route will
be penalty fares trains. Below is a list of routes on which c2c trains affected by the
Penalty Fare Scheme operate:
c2c route, Shoeburyness to London Fenchurch Street (including the Tilbury Loop and
the Chafford and Ockendon line) and late night services from Barking to Stratford
and Liverpool Street.
A map showing the geography of the route on which the penalty fares trains operate
is attached as appendix A.
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Penalty fares stations
3.1
For the purposes of this scheme, the following stations will be penalty fares stations.
Fenchurch Street
Limehouse
West Ham
Barking
Upminster
Operated by LUL *
West Horndon
Laindon
Basildon
Pitsea
Benfleet
Leigh On Sea
Chalkwell
Westcliff
Southend Central
Southend East
Thorpe Bay
Shoeburyness
Dagenham Dock
Rainham
Purfleet
Grays
Tilbury Town
East Tilbury
Stanford Le Hope
Ockendon
Chafford Hundred
Liverpool Street
Stratford
Operated by FGE**
Operated by FGE**
* LUL = London Underground Limited
** FGE = First Great Eastern
A map showing where these penalty fares stations are is attached as appendix A.
3.2
There are no stations on the c2c route that will be excluded from the Penalty Fare
Scheme, all stations are served by Penalty Fare Trains.
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Compulsory ticket areas (CTAs)
4.1
The scheme will not create any compulsory ticket areas.
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Ticket facilities
5.1
The ticket facilities provided at each penalty fares station are set out in appendix B.
A second way of buying tickets is provided in the form of a ‘permit to travel’ machine
or ticket machine at each staffed station.
5.2
The ticket facilities at each penalty fares station are sufficient to meet the Ticketing
and Settlement Agreement and Passenger’s Charter queuing standards under
normal circumstances at all times of day. This standard is normally five minutes at
peak times and three minutes at other times.
When this queuing standard is not met, Permit to Travel machines will be switched
on by the person in charge of the station, and all stations and ticket inspecting staff
will be advised by pager message to ensure that passengers are not charged penalty
fares.
5.3
At staffed stations, staff will check ticket and ‘permit to travel’ machines every day
that the station is staffed. Staff will be trained to put faults right themselves wherever
possible, otherwise our maintenance contractors will repair any faults. Under our
maintenance contract, machine faults will normally be put right within 24 hours.
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5.4
c2c rail limited has no unstaffed stations, although there is a “permit to travel”
machine outside the former Tilbury Riverside station. This machine will be checked
on a weekly basis. Any faults will be dealt with in as in 5.3. (above).
5.5
At staffed stations, ‘permit to travel’ machines will normally be switched off when the
ticket office is open, but will be switched on by the ticket office staff when the ticket
office closes. Ticket office staff will be given instructions to switch on any ‘permit to
travel’ machine whenever unusually long queues build up at the ticket office.
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Publicity and warning notices
6.1
In line with rule 3, notices telling passengers that we are going to introduce a penalty
fares scheme will be displayed where they can be seen clearly at each penalty fares
station for at least three weeks before the date on which the scheme comes into
force. The wording of the notices is shown in appendix C.
6.2
As well as these notices, we will do the following to make sure that the introduction of
the scheme is well publicised
To the left is the poster that will be displayed
at c2c stations to warn passengers about the
Penalty Fares scheme.
These posters are currently displayed at
every Penalty Fare station. This practice will
continue.
This poster will be supplemented by periodic
announcements at stations, the wording is
below:
“Passengers are reminded that c2c operates
a penalty fare scheme. Passengers must
purchase a valid ticket or permit to travel
before boarding c2c train services.”
These announcements will be made two
weeks prior to the date that the SRA confirm
c2c may start to implement the new Penalty
Fares scheme.
6.3
Before the scheme is introduced, we will brief ticket office staff, platform staff,
customer services staff and traincrew about how the penalty fares scheme will work.
We will keep a record of this briefing.
6.4
We will produce leaflets which will explain how the scheme works and which will
include a map showing the penalty fares stations and the routes on which penalty
fares trains run. These leaflets will be available, free of charge, at all staffed penalty
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fares stations from at least three weeks before the scheme is introduced. We will do
all we reasonably can to make sure that copies of the leaflet are available at each
staffed penalty fares station and from our customer services department for as long
as the scheme remains in force. We will give a copy of this leaflet and a copy of the
SRA’s Penalty Fares Rules to each person who asks for information about the
scheme under rule 8. The wording of the leaflet is attached as appendix D. Our
Customer Services Department will send a large-print or audio-tape version of the
leaflet to anyone who asks.
6.5
Penalty fares warning notices will be displayed in line with rule 4, at each penalty
fares station and at each entrance to each CTA, from the date the scheme is
introduced and for as long as the scheme remains in force. These notices will take
the form of posters in special poster sites, displayed at each entrance to the
platforms and on the platforms at interchange stations where they can be seen by
any passenger changing onto a penalty fares train. The wording and design of these
warnings is shown in appendix E. The signs will follow the signing guidelines
contained in the code of practice on penalty fares produced by the Association of
Train Operating Companies. We will check that these warning notices are properly
displayed at each station which we operate every four weeks as part of our regular
station audit process.
At Liverpool Street and Stratford operators of those stations will be contacted every
four weeks to check that Penalty Fares notices are correctly displayed. At West Ham
we will check every four weeks that the notices are correctly displayed.
6.6
We will not provide penalty fares warning notices on board penalty fares trains.
6.7
We will not use the electronic customer information systems to display a penalty
fares warning at stations.
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Selecting and training authorised collectors
7.1
Applicants for Authorised Collector positions are sought from established staff and
new individuals who demonstrate excellent customer service skills.
Those individuals who are found via a recruitment agency will have to pass basic
literacy and mathematical assessments to reach this stage before they are formally
interviewed. The respective Revenue Protection Managers will interview these
candidates using the person specification for the post of an authorised collector to
determine if they are suitable to be employed in that role. Records of each interview
are kept on the personal files of those that are successful.
7.2
We will train each person who is to be an authorised collector to make sure that they
do this job properly. We will keep appropriate records of such training. The training
will include:
• Product training, including ticket types and restrictions, excess fares and railcards;
• National Rail Conditions of Carriage;
• Railway bye-laws;
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• National Routeing Guide
• Penalty Fares Rules and the Regulations;
details of this scheme, including how authorised collectors should use their discretion
and customer service skills.
• Conflict Avoidance
7.3
After every training course, we will assess trainees’ knowledge and ability. We will
only appoint someone as an authorised collector, and give that person identification
as an authorised collector, if that person shows a satisfactory knowledge of the
subjects listed above.
7.4
We will give refresher training to each authorised collector every 12 months. The
refresher training will cover the same subjects as the initial training, and an
assessment will be carried out afterwards. If an authorised collector fails to reach a
satisfactory standard in the assessment, we will not allow them to continue as an
authorised collector until they successfully pass an assessment after more training.
We will keep appropriate records of this refresher training.
This training will be carried out by c2c rail limited Peer Trainers who are NVQ
Qualified.
7.3
After the training, we will assess trainees’ knowledge and ability. We will only
appoint someone as an authorised collector, and give that person identification as an
authorised collector, if that person shows a satisfactory knowledge of the subjects
listed above.
7.5
We will fully investigate all complaints about authorised collectors or how this penalty
fares scheme is run, and we will take any action which is necessary as a result. We
will keep records of the investigation and the action which we take. If appropriate, we
will remove an authorised collector from duty and withdraw their authorised
collector’s identification, until they have been given extra training and re-assessed as
being satisfactory.
7.6
Each authorised collector will be given a routine briefing by his or her supervisor or
manager every four weeks, covering relevant issues concerning safety, customer
service, product changes and revenue protection.
7.7
We will use a combination of induction training and briefing to make sure that other
staff, including ticket office staff, platform staff, customer services staff and traincrew,
know how the penalty fares scheme works. We will keep appropriate records of this
training or briefing.
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Written instructions to authorised collectors
8.1
Authorised collectors will wear a distinctive uniform that clearly shows that they work
for us. In line with rule 5, they will carry identification and produce it when charging a
penalty fare or when asked by a passenger. This identification will include the
authorised collector’s photograph and will show that they are authorised to collect
penalty fares on our behalf and on behalf of any other operators who have authorised
them to collect penalty fares. We will not allow authorised collectors to collect
penalty fares if they do not have this identification with them. The design of this
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identification will be in line with the code of practice on penalty fares produced by the
Association of Train Operating Companies, and an example is shown in appendix F.
8.2
When they charge a penalty fare, authorised collectors will follow rule 8 by issuing a
penalty fare notice. The wording and layout of this notice is shown in appendix G.
8.3
We will provide each authorised collector with written instructions in the form of a c2c
Authorised Collectors Handbook. Copy of these instructions is enclosed. The
instructions will include details of the penalty fares trains and penalty fares stations
under this scheme, the opening hours and contact phone numbers for the ticket
office at each penalty fares station and Retail Support. It will include details of the
arrangements made in connection with other operators’ trains, passengers and
penalty fares schemes. We will issue replacement pages to authorised collectors to
keep their handbooks up to date whenever we make any changes.
8.4
The instructions will clearly set out where passengers are, and are not, to be charged
a penalty fare, including the procedures for:
• passengers who have changed onto a penalty fares train from another train;
• passengers who have tickets which are not valid only because of a ticket
restriction;
• passengers who have a ticket for their journey, but who are travelling by a route
for which that ticket is not valid;
• passengers who have standard class tickets who are travelling in first class; and
• season-ticket holders who do not have their season ticket with them.
8.5
Authorised collectors will be given the discretion not to charge a penalty fare, and
either charge the full single fare in line with National Rail Conditions of Carriage or
charge any relevant discounted fare as appropriate under the circumstances. The
instructions will set out clear guidelines for using this discretion, which will be used
towards:
• passengers who have mobility problems and passengers who are frail, elderly or
heavily pregnant, who may not be able to get to the ticket office easily at the
station where they got on the train or stand in a queue for a long time;
• Passengers who are elderly or pregnant travelling in first class accommodation
with standard class tickets because no standard class seats are available;
• passengers who are not aware of the scheme because they are blind or partially
sighted, are foreign visitors who live abroad, do not speak English very well, or
have learning difficulties;
• passengers who are travelling from stations where the only available ticket
facilities are ticket machines or a ‘permit to travel’ machine, who have enough
money (or credit or debit cards) to buy a ticket, but not the correct coins or notes
needed to use the ticket or ‘permit to travel’ machine;
• passengers travelling from stations where the only available ticket facilities are
ticket machines, who claim that the machines were accepting coins only or the
exact fare only and the passenger did not have the necessary coins (unless the
authorised collector can confirm that the machines are in fact working normally);
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• passengers who are travelling from a station where the authorised collector has
been told about long ticket office queues, or where fewer ticket windows than
normal are open; and
• all passengers when the train service is severely disrupted.
8.6
The instructions will set out procedures to make sure that people at risk, including
children, people who are frail, elderly or heavily pregnant, and other vulnerable
passengers, are not put at greater risk by charging them a penalty fare, especially
late at night.
8.7
The instructions will remind authorised collectors that although they may require
passengers to make a minimum payment in line with rule 8.2, passengers who are
charged a penalty fare have 21 days in which to pay the rest. Authorised collectors
will be given the discretion not to charge this minimum payment but to give
passengers 21 days in which to pay the full amount of the penalty fare.
8.8
If a barrier check is to be carried out at a station without a CTA, authorised collectors
will make sure:
• that they are in a position where they can see that a person approaching the
barrier has got off a train; or
• that they carry out a thorough search of the platform area before the check starts,
to make sure that there is no-one on the platform side of the barrier check who is
not travelling.
8.9
Authorised collectors will be paid commission on the value of tickets they sell and on
the value of penalty fares they charge. The commission scheme will be introduced on
a date yet to be confirmed.
8.10
We reserve the right to prosecute passengers if we think they intended to avoid
paying their fare. In these circumstances, we will not charge them a penalty fare or,
if they have already been charged a penalty fare, we will refund it.
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Checking that ticket facilities are available and warning notices
displayed
9.1
We have set up a Retail Support centre at Westcliff. This will be open from 0430 to
2300 hours Mondays to Fridays,0500 to 2200 hours Saturdays and 0600 to 2200
hours Sundays. Ticket Office staff at each penalty fares station which we operate will
tell the centre:
• when they open their ticket office;
• if their ticket office closes temporarily (and when it reopens);
• if their ticket office closes before its advertised time;
• when very long queues build up (and when queuing levels return to normal);
• when ticket or ‘permit to travel’ machines break down, or only accept coins or the
exact fare; and
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• when these ticket or ‘permit to travel’ machines are working properly again.
In the absence of ticket office staff or platform staff, revenue protection staff will
provide the above information to the Retail Support Centre
9.2
At unstaffed stations,
c2c rail limited has no unstaffed stations, although there is a “Permit to Travel”
machine outside the former Tilbury Riverside Station. This machine will be checked
on a weekly
basis. Any faults will be dealt with as in 5.3. (above).
9.3
Information on loss of ticket facilities and station closures relating to penalty fares
stations that are run by other operators will be advised to the Retail Support centre
via those operators’ control centres and vice versa, where possible at once, and in
any event, within 30 minutes of such closures.
9.4
The Retail Support centre will keep an appropriate record of the information they
have received, and will give this to IPFAS as necessary so that they can investigate
appeals.
9.5
We will give each authorised collector a message pager, and the Retail Support
centre will send details of ticket office closures, very long ticket queues and faulty
ticket or ‘permit to travel’ machines to every authorised collector. We will give each
authorised collector a mobile phone so they can confirm whether ticket offices are
open and whether ticket and ‘permit to travel’ machines are working properly, with
the Retail Support centre or with the station staff.
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Selling tickets on board trains
10.1
We do not intend to train conductors, guards or other on-train staff to be authorised
collectors. However, staff who are not trained as authorised collectors will not be
allowed to sell tickets on board penalty fares trains unless they are accompanied by
an authorised collector.
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Arrangements with other operators
The following table identifies each penalty fares station which is served by trains of
other operators, and sets out the arrangements which we will make with other
operators.
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Station
Is there Also served by trains
Does this
Arrangements
a CTA?
operated by:
operator
that will apply
have a
penalty
fares
scheme?
Upminster
No
First Great Eastern
Yes (most
E
routes other
than pay
train lines)
London Underground Ltd
Yes
E
Barking
No
Silverlink Metro
No
A
London Underground Ltd
Yes
E
West Ham
No
London Underground Ltd
Yes
E
Stratford
No
First Great Eastern
Yes (ref.
E
Upminster,
above)
Serco Docklands Ltd
Yes
E
London Underground
Yes
E
Liverpool St
No
Anglia Railways
No
A
First Great Eastern
Yes (ref.
E
Upminster,
above)
West Anglia Great Northern
Yes (except
E
Passengers
to and from
Stansted
Airport)
London Underground Ltd
Yes
E
A - Passengers getting off this operator’s trains will not be charged penalty fares, but
will be dealt with in line with the current National Rail Conditions of Carriage. It is
possible to see who has got off this operator’s trains from the place where checks are
carried out.
B - Passengers joining or getting off this operator’s trains will not be charged penalty
fares. The trains of this operator use separate platforms, and ticket checks will only
affect passengers on trains to which penalty fares apply.
C - Passengers joining or getting off this operator’s trains will not be charged penalty
fares. The CTA does not cover the platforms used by this operator.
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D - Passengers who say they have got off this operator’s trains (at or around the
times when this operator’s trains arrive) will not be charged a penalty fare. Only a
few trains run by this operator serve this station on any given day.
E - Penalty fares will be charged to passengers getting off this operator’s trains under
the terms of that operator’s scheme, as long as the authorised collector has been
individually authorised to collect penalty fares on behalf of this operator. These
authorised collectors will be trained in the details of the other operator’s scheme,
including the relevant discretion guidelines and how to confirm what ticket facilities
are available at the penalty fares stations of the other operator. The identification
carried by each authorised collector in line with rule 5 will show the names of the
operators who he or she is authorised to collect penalty fares for.
F – We will authorise this operator’s authorised collectors to charge penalty fares
under this scheme on our behalf. These authorised collectors will be given details of
this scheme, including the discretion guidelines and details of how to contact the
[retail control centre].
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Appeals
12.1
All appeals against a penalty fare charged under this scheme will be handled by the
Independent Penalty Fares Appeal Service (IPFAS). In line with the SRA’s Penalty
Fares Rules, every passenger charged a penalty fare under this scheme will be
made aware of their right to appeal. IPFAS’ address will be shown on the penalty
fare notice, together with details of how to make an appeal.
12.2
IPFAS will decide appeals in line with the code of practice approved by the Regulator
on 23 December 1997, as amended with the SRA’s approval from time to time.
IPFAS will send passengers a copy of this code of practice if they ask.
12.3
We will give IPFAS details of this scheme, including details of ticket facilities and
ticket office opening hours, the instructions given to authorised collectors and
guidelines for using discretion. We will tell IPFAS about any changes to this
information promptly. We will give IPFAS the necessary contact details for the Retail
Support centre, relevant revenue protection managers and ticket offices so that they
can investigate appeals. We will pay IPFAS a set fee for each appeal, whether or not
the appeal is accepted.
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Appendices
Appendix A
Map showing penalty fares trains and penalty fares stations.
Appendix B
Summary of the ticket facilities available at penalty fares
stations.
Appendix C
Wording of the notices telling passengers that a penalty fares
scheme will be introduced, which will be displayed in line with
rule 3.4.
Appendix D
Wording of the leaflet explaining the penalty fares scheme.
Appendix E
Wording and design of the penalty fares warning notices which
will be displayed at every penalty fares station in line with rule
4.
Appendix F
Wording and design of the identification for authorised
collectors.
Appendix G
Wording and layout of the penalty fare receipts and notices
(rule 8).
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Apendix A
Geography of c2c Penalty Fare Stations
Fenchurch Street (Zone 1)
Liverpool Street (Zone 1)
Limehouse (Zone 2)
Stratford (Zone 2)
West Ham (Zone 3)
Barking (Zone 4)
Dagenham Dock (Zone 5)
Upminster (Zone 6)
Rainham (Zone 6)
Purfleet Ockendon
West Horndon
Chafford
Grays
Hundred
Laindon
Tilbury Town
East Tilbury
Basildon
Stanford le Hope
Pitsea
c2c Penalty Fare Area
Benfleet
All
stations identified on
Leigh on Sea
thi
s
map are classified as
penalty fare stations.
Chalkwell
All
c2c train services that
Westcliff
operate on the c2c route
ar
e classified penalty fare
Southend
tr
ains.
Central
Southend
East
Thorpe
Bay
Shoeburyness
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Apendix E
Wording of the Penalty Fare Warning Notice
Below is the design and wording of the penalty fares warning poster that
is displayed at every penalty fare station.
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Appendix F
c2c Authorised Collector Identification
ATOC Standard for Authorised Collector Identification
Each Authorised Collector will be issued with an identity badge once
they have completed their initial training and shown satisfactory
knowledge of the c2c Penalty Fares scheme.
The identification will be of the following format
The holder of this card may also charge
Penalty Fares on behalf of the following train
operators;
This is to certify that
One Great Eastern, Silverlink
……………………………………………
Is an Authorised Collector under the terms of The
Railways {Penalty Fares} Regulations 1994.
Certified ………………………………………….
Revenue Protection Manager
Authorised Collector No: L6001
Expiry Date : 31st March 2004
If found please return to;
Revenue Protection Manager
Southend Central Station
Revenue Protection Dept
PHOTO
Clifftown Road
Southend-On-Sea
Essex
SS1 1AB
Front
Back
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Appendix G
Penalty Fare notice/receipt
1
2
Date_________/___________/___
Mr Mrs Ms
At _:_hrs, having travel ed, and failed to produce either
Other____
a valid ticket, or other authority to travel for your
journey, you are required to pay –
If under 18 tick box
PENALTY - £10 OR
and name of parent/guardian
twice the appropriate full single
Surname__________________
fare, whichever is the greater £_____
From__________________________
___
to____________________________
Forenames________________
Class 1
____
st Std On
at
Number/House
Name___________
00 No Ticket
Street____________________
01 Std to 1st
____
02 Out of Date
District___________________
03 Travel beyond validity
____
04 No supporting document
Town____________________
05 Adult on child ticket
____
06 Other
County___________________
07 Failed to carry season
____
IMPORTANT NOTICE
OR___________________________ Unless the amount stated is paid in ful by
______
_________/___________/___________
legal procedings may be brought against you. If
At__:__hrs being in a compulsory you wi sh to dispute your liability to pay a penalty
Fare, a statement giving your explanation of
ticket area and not having travelled your failure to produce a valid ticket or other
at
authority for your journey, together with any
information regarding your journey that is
Total due
relev
ant to that explanation must be made in
writing and sent to the address below. The
£_________________________
explanation must not arrive no later than.
Amount received
___________/_____________/___________
The Independent Penalty Fare Appeals Service
This Penalty Fare Notice/Report is giv
PO Box 14697, London SE1 8ZJ
en in accordance
with the Penalty Fare Rules 2002, and is an authority to
finish the journey detailed above without break of
Any information provided must include an
journey and/or to leave a compulsory ticket area
indication of the time at the station you started
to travel.
Authorised Collector
Copies of the rules and the operators approved
Penalty Fares Scheme may be obtained from the
Number__________
train operating company that issued this notice
L 13923
PLEASE FORWARD THIS DOCUMENT WITH ANY CORRESPONDENCE OR PAYMENT
Payment advice (to be completed and sent with
Card holders signature_________________
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payment to Revenue Protection Support Services)
Name______________________________
___________________________________
I enclose cheque/postal order for £________
PLEASE SEND PAYMENT TO:
(make payable to c2c rail limited)
Revenue Protection Support Service
Please debt my Visa card/Mastercard
PO Box 89, Portsmouth, PO1 1EG
Valid until ___________________________
No_________________________________
L 13923
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Appendix B: Ticket facilities at penalty fares stations on c2c
Internal
Ticket office opening hours
Permit to
Station
Phone
Operator
Travel
Ticket machines
Number
machines
(location and type)
Monday to Friday
Saturday
Sunday
4 x Avantix, 4 x Shere.
Barking
00-56611
c2c rail limited
05.15 – 23.30
05.15 – 23.30
06.15 – 23.30
One
Al in Concourse/Ticket Office area
Basildon
00-50434
c2c rail limited
05.15 – 22.00
05.15 – 21.30
06.15 – 22.00
One
1 x Avantix, 1 x Shere in Ticket Hall area
1 x Avantix outside Ticket Hal , 1 x Shere
Benfleet
00-50436
c2c rail limited
05.15 – 22.00
05.15 – 22.00
06.15 – 22.00
One
inside Ticket Hall platform 1, 1 x Avantix
bottom of stairs platform 2.
Chafford Hundred
00-56597
c2c rail limited
05.45 – 20.30
06.45 – 16.00
07.15 – 16.30
One
1 x Avantix outside Ticket Hall.
Chalkwell
00-57694
c2c rail limited
05.15 – 20.00
08.15 – 17.40
06.45 – 16.10
One
1 x Avantix inside Ticket Hall.
Dagenham Dock
00-59115
c2c rail limited
06.15 – 13.40
08.15 – 15.40
Closed
None
1 x Avantix outside Ticket Hall platform 1
1 x Avantix outside Ticket Hall platform 2,
East Tilbury
00-59986
c2c rail limited
06.15 – 13.34
06.15 – 22.00
09.15 – 18.15
One
1 x Avantix on platform 1
1 x Avantix and 1 x Shere on main
Fenchurch Street
00-56665
c2c rail limited
05.45 – 21.40
05.45 – 21.40
07.15 – 21.40
One
concourse, 1 x Avantix in Tower Exit
Ticket Office area
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Internal
Ticket office opening hours
Permit to
Station
Phone
Operator
Travel
Ticket machines
Number
machines
(location and type)
Monday to Friday
Saturday
Sunday
1 x Avantix outside Ticket Hall, 1 x Shere
Grays
00-55002
c2c rail limited
05.20 – 22.00
07.15 – 22.10
07.15 – 22.00
One
inside Ticket Hall* platform 1, 1 x Avantix
outside Ticket Hall platform 2
1 x Avantix on platforms 1 and 2, 1 x
Laindon
00-56583
c2c rail limited
05.15 – 22.00
06.15 – 21.00
06.15 – 21.00
One
Avantix outside Ticket Hall platform 3
1 x Avantix in Ticket Hall*
Limehouse
00-56619
c2c rail limited
06.15 – 21.00
07.00 – 17.00
Closed
One
( trains cease stopping late evening, and do
not stop Sundays)
First Great Eastern
1 x Avantix on the main concourse
Liverpool Street
00-29157
WAGN
05:00 – 01:30
05:00 – 01:30
05:00 – 01:30
2 x Shere Machines next to the ticket office
Anglia
Leigh On Sea
00-57611
c2c rail limited
05.15 – 22.00
06.15 – 20.00
06.45 – 19.40
One
1 x Avantix and 1 x Shere in Ticket Hall.
Ockendon
00-56555
c2c rail limited
05.45 – 20.30
07.15 – 16.30
08.15 – 15.40
One
1 x Avantix outside Ticket Hall
1 x Avantix outside Temporary Ticket
Pitsea
00-50435
c2c rail limited
05.15 – 22.00
06.15 – 23.30
07.15 – 22.00
One
Office.
Purfleet
00-55000
c2c rail limited
06.15 – 13.40
06.15 – 13.40
Closed
Two
1 x Avantix outside Ticket Hall platform 1
Rainham
00-56677
c2c rail limited
06.15 – 22.00
06.45 – 16.00
09.15 – 16.40
Two
1 x Avantix outside Ticket Hall platform 2
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Ticket office opening hours
Permit to
tation
Phone
Operator
Travel
Ticket machines
Number
machines
(location and type)
Monday to Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Shoeburyness
00-57831
c2c rail limited
06.15 – 22.00
08.15 – 17.40
07.15 – 18.40
One
1 x Avantix outside Ticket Hall
1 x Avantix outside Ticket Hall upside, 1 x
Southend Central
00-50448
c2c rail limited
05.45 – 22.00
06.15 – 22.00
07.15 – 22.00
Two
Avantix outside downside station entrance.
Southend East
00-50455
c2c rail limited
05.15 – 22.00
06.15 – 15.40
06.15 – 15.40
One
1 x Avantix in Ticket Hal
Stratford (London)
00 – 59937
First Great Eastern
06:15 – 21:30
06:15 – 21:30
06:45 – 21:30
None
2 x Avantix, 1 on platform 1 and 1 on
platform 2. Neither accept credit cards.
1 x Avantix outside Ticket Hall platform 1,
Stanford Le Hope
00- 59963
c2c rail limited
05.30 – 22.00
06.15 – 22.00
07.00 – 16.30
One
1 x Avantix on platform 2
1 x Avantix outside Ticket Hall platform 1,
Tilbury Town
00-55008
c2c rail limited
05.45 – 22.00
06.15 – 22.00
07.15 – 16.30
One
1 x Avantix by platform 2 entrance.
1 x Avantix outside Ticket Hall platform 1,
Thorpe Bay
00-57898
c2c rail limited
05.15 – 22.00
06.15 – 15.40
06.45 – 18.40
One
1 x Avantix outside platform 2 entrance.
1 x Avantix and 2 Shere in upstairs Ticket
Upminster
00-56521
c2c rail limited
05.15 – 22.00
06.15 – 22.00
06.45 – 22.00
One
Hall, 1 x Avantix and 1 Shere in downstairs
Ticket Hall, platform 1.
1 x Avantix outside Ticket Hall platform 1,
Westcliff
00-57831
c2c rail limited
05.45 – 22.00
06.15 – 15.40
06.15 – 15.40
Two
1 x Avantix outside platform 2 entrance.
West Horndon
00-55706
c2c rail limited
06.15 – 21.00
08.15 – 17.40
Closed
One
1 x Avantix outside Ticket Hall platform 2
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Key
‘Permit to travel’ machines (PERTIS): A machine which issues a ‘permit to travel’ giving the time, date and station when a passenger puts in any
amount from 5p up to the fare to be paid. The permit must be exchanged for a ticket within two hours either on the train or at the destination or
interchange station. The amount paid wil be taken off the price charged for the ticket. ‘Permit to travel’ machines wil be switched on by the ticket
office staff when the ticket office closes.
Types of ticket machine: ‘AVANTIX
’ – A ticket machine which sel s a wide range of ticket types, to a wide range of destinations, and which
accepts coins, notes, credit and debit cards. ‘SHERE
’ – A ticket machine which sel s a wide range of tickets to a limited range of destinations, and
which accepts only debit and credit cards. Machines that are placed in ticket halls and so can only be used when the ticket office is open are marked
with a ‘*’.
Important: The number of ticket and PERTIS machines, and the ticket office opening hours shown above, are a minimum. We have the right to
open the ticket office earlier or close it later, provide more ticket or PERTIS machines, or provide machines of a different type which offer the same
or greater range of destinations, ticket types and methods of payment
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Apendix H
c2c
Index
Authorised Collector’s
Handbook
Section
Subject
Page
A
Miscellaneous
A1-4
B
Penalty Fares
B1-6
C
Pertis
C1-5
D
Communication
D1-4
E
Safety
E1-5
F
Travel Irregularities
F1-10
G
Accountancy
G1-2
H
Retail Information c2c Rail
H1-8
I
Interchange Stations with Other Operators
I1-5
Special Arrangements
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Clothing – Uniform and appearance
Our customers wil initially judge our ability, knowledge and professionalism on how we look. Your uniform and
overall appearance is vital to emphasise to the customer that we mean business.
The following are the items of uniform and other items that can be worn, general appearance in the public eye and
the standards expected.
1.
Shoes
- Black, clean, polished
2.
Socks
- c2c issue or plain black/blue
3.
Tights/Stockings
- Plain navy or black, no wrinkles
4.
Trousers/Skirt
- c2c Rail issue, clean & pressed
5.
Belt
- c2c issue or plain black
6.
Overcoat/All weather coat - c2c issue, clean, uncreased
7.
Jackets
- Clean & pressed, pockets not overfil ed
SECTION A
8.
Shirt/Blouse
- c2c issue, clean, ironed all buttons done up & present. Sleeves not rol ed up
9.
Cravat
- c2c issue, clean & pressed
10. Tie
- RCOs only to wear c2c issue clip on tie.
11. Cap
- Clean, badge intact, styled as per issue. Worn at all times
12. Gillet
- Clean, worn in conjunction with all weather coat only
13. Jumper
- c2c issue, clean , no holes or loose threads
MISCELLANEOUS
14. Gloves
- c2c issue, leather, clean
15. Badges
- Authorised Collector & RPI badges to be carried at all times
- 1 x Trade Union badge allowed on lapel
- c2c name badge to be worn visibly at all times on left lapel of jacket or left
breast of shirt.
CLOTHING
A1
16. Earrings
- 1 x small plain stud allowed per ear
17. Hair
- Off of collar, clean, tidy
EQUIPMENT
A2
18. Beards/Moustaches
- Full beard or moustache, clean, trimmed.
Stubble not acceptable
19. Smoking
- Not in public view, hat & badges etc. removed
WORKING ARRANGEMENTS
A3
20. Eating
- Not in public view, hat & badges etc. removed
22. Tattoos
- Not visible
DISRUPTION TO SERVICES
A4
23. Personal Hygiene
- Personal cleanliness must be maintained at all times. No offensive odours.
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FAULTS
EQUIPMENT
Faulty equipment, pagers, mobile phones, etc. are to be returned to Team Leader.
AUTHORISED COLLECTOR
DISRUPTION TO SERVICE
At all times of duty, Authorised Collectors must have with them:-
Should services be seriously disrupted, Authorised Collectors will be advised of this via the pager system from the
Hand Held Ticket Machine/Excess Fare book (BR 4407)
IECC, Upminster
Penalty Fare Pad
During this period-altered working arrangements will apply as follows:
ID badge
Authorised Collector Badge
1.
No Penalty Fares will be issued, if so advised, within the area of disruption.
2.
Revenue Protection duties wil play a secondary role. Prime importance must be given to customer care
In addition, Authorised collectors should also have with them:-
duties in these circumstances.
Tally Counter
3.
Planned working arrangements wil be suspended. Team members wil be located at strategic stations as
Credit card ‘swipe’
instructed via pager or phone, by either Team Leaders, Line Managers or Retail Support/Upminster IECC.
Daily Duty Monitor Form
4.
When team members are in position, this must be reported to the IECC by telephone or pager system.
Imposter Hit List
5.
Authorised Col ectors wil be expected to RELAY messages from delayed passengers by using the mobile
Attack Alarm
phone. Except in exceptional circumstances the passenger should not be allowed use of phone. A record
Key Contact Card
must be kept of calls made for audit purposes.
London Transport Map
When services are returned to satisfactory levels, Authorised Collectors will be advised by pager. Planned working
Voice Forms
will then be reinstated.
21 Key
Carriage Key(Fitters type)
Pens
Notebook
Penalty Fares Info Card
Mobile phone
Pager
Fares Manual or Fares Charts
Local Timetables
Network Map
WORKING ARRANGEMENTS
Train and station checks must be carried out as directed by the Team Leader. If it is not practical to conform to
these instructions then the Team Leader must be advised.
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SECTION B
WHEN TO CHARGE A PENALTY FARE
A passenger travelling on a penalty fares train, without a valid ticket or a
'permit to travel', who got on the train at a penalty fares station where
ticket facilities where available, may be charged a penalty fare.
PENALTY FARES
1.
WITHOUT ANY TICKET (ON TRAIN)
Penalty Fare to next station stop PLUS ful single fare from next station stop to passenger’s destination. NB.
Accompanied animals and articles do not attract a Penalty Fare.
WHEN TO CHARGE A PENALTY FARE
B1-2
2.
OUT OF DATE TICKET (ON TRAIN)
Penalty Fare to next station stop PLUS ful single fare from next station stop to passenger’s destination. NB.
WHEN NOT TO CHARGE A PENALTY FARE
B3
Where fraud is suspected, Penalty Fare should NOT be raised - report the facts.
3.
OVERDISTANCE (ON TRAIN)
USE OF DISCRETION
B4-5
Penalty fare to next station stop PLUS ful single fare from next station stop to passengers destination.
PENALTY FARE APPEALS
B6
4.
USE OF COMBINATION OF SEASON TICKETS FOR TRAVEL ON TRAIN NOT CALLING
AT STATION OR WITHIN ZONES SHOWN ON TICKET
Penalty Fare to next station stop PLUS ful single fare from next station stop to passenger’s destination.
5.
NO SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS - ADULT ON CHILD
Penalty Fare to next station stop PLUS ful single fare from next station stop to passenger’s destination, e.g.
- No railcard/photocard
- Out of date railcard
- Illegible/mutilated railcard/photocard
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WHEN NOT TO CHARGE A PENALTY FARE
6.
a) TRAVELLING OUT OF CLASS - SEASON TICKET (Does not apply on c2c services)
A Penalty Fare wil not be issued to a customer under the following situations as a matter of policy on c2c:
Penalty Fare to next station stop PLUS ful single fare from next station stop to passengers destination.
When there are no facilities at a station to purchase a ticket due to:
b) TRAVELLING OUT OF CLASS - OTHER TICKET TYPES
1.
There are permanently no facilities – all stations on c2c have permanent facilities. Emerson Park Halt on the
Conditions of Carriage apply. Charge difference between amount paid and the appropriate first class
Romford/Upminster service operated by First Great Eastern has no ticket issuing facility.
fare.
2.
Ticket Office temporary closure or self service machine failure.
7.
NO TICKET HELD IN COMPULSORY TICKET AREA
-
When there are no Warning Notices displayed at the originating station.
Penalty Fare for journey made. If no journey has been made, issue Penalty Fare plus appropriate fare if
-
Where a member of c2c staff (including contracted staff) informs a customer to board a train without
person intends to travel onwards.
a valid ticket. This situation is extremely rare, all c2c staff are informed not to encourage customers to
board a train without a valid ticket, unless there is a problem with the ticket machines, chronic ticket
8.
SEASON TICKET LEFT AT HOME
office queues, hospital appointment etc. In these cases the member of staff would inform Retail
support of his or her actions. Retail Support would then inform the Authorised Collectors via the
The following procedure should be adopted:
pager system.
- The customer should be advised that a ticket to travel must be purchased. Where this is not possible,
the customer should be asked questions regarding the season ticket. If possible, attempt to verify the
-
When an Authorised Collector does not have in his, or her, possession their Authorised Collectors
existence of the ticket using QWIZZ/TIMS.
badge.
-
Obtain sufficient details of the passenger for the submission of an MG11 or a Minor Fraud for non
3. Where a passenger is found travel ing ‘off route’, excess fares shal be raised
PACE trained staff.
4. Where passengers are found travel ing with a ticket not valid only due to time restrictions, an excess fare shall
be raised to correct the situation.
- Forward the details of the passenger to the Revenue Control office, Pitsea station, along with any
details obtained from QWIZZ/TIMS.
- The Team Leader wil if appropriate write to the passenger requesting sight of either the ticket and
photocard or a photocopy. In the event of offences being disclosed, the matter wil be dealt with as any
other MG11 report.
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USE OF DISCRETION BY AUTHORISED COLLECTORS
Travel on a restricted service with a Network Awaybreak Return and Cheap Day Singles/Returns -
Due to the Network Awaybreak and Cheap Day tickets having a number of restrictions, relating to times
1.
Throughout the Interpersonal Skil s and Penalty Fare Courses, a strong emphasis is put forward to
that they can be used and the number of days that it is valid, Authorised Col ectors are instructed to use a
Authorised Collectors for the need to use discretion, not only to safeguard honest customers, but also
high level of discretion when encountering customers holding these tickets on restricted services. If it
encourage re-use of c2c services.
becomes apparent to the Collector that the customer was unaware, or confused, about the restrictions on
the ticket, then a Penalty Fare wil not be issued. In these circumstances the difference in fare between the
2.
The following are the specific areas that Authorised Collectors are encouraged to use discretion:
Network Awaybreak or the relevant Cheap Day ticket and the Standard return wil be charged.
Disabled Customers - Extra discretion must be used when dealing with disabled customers. The Collector
Interchange with other companies - Authorised Collectors will use discretion with customers who
wil take into account the customer’s awareness of the Penalty Fares scheme, especially with the blind. Other
commence their journeys from other train companies, FGE, Silverlink etc. The majority of fares wil exceed
considerations would be when ticket Offices are closed, the self service machines do not have access ramps,
the Penalty Fare amount, and if a customer were to state that their journey commenced on a separate train,
or in some stations there may be a need to cross footbridges to reach a self service machine or ticket office.
then there is clearly inferred honesty and no intent to avoid the fare for the whole of their journey. It is also
c2c recognises that it would not be reasonable to expect a disabled customer to purchase a ticket under these
recognised, that although there is clear signage at our interchange points with other train operators, train
circumstances and therefore the ful range of tickets would be available on the train from the Authorised
connections may not allow sufficient time to purchase a ticket at the interchange point. Normal excess fare
Collector.
arrangements wil apply where this is the case.
Elderly, Infirm or Heavily Pregnant - As with disabled customers, extra discretion is used by Authorised
Self Service Machines accepting coins/exact fare only - Where a customer claims that a machine is
Collectors when dealing with customers in these categories. At stations where there are footbridges to cross,
only accepting coins only or exact fare only and the customer had only notes or a credit or debit card, and
either to buy a ticket or join a train, the ability of the customer to cross these bridges or rush for trains must
the Authorised Collector is aware Collector is aware of this machine fault, then no Penalty wil be raised.
be taken into account. It would be unreasonable to expect a pregnant woman, to queue for a ticket and then
The full ticket range will be made available.
have to rush over a footbridge to catch a train, risking injury to herself and her unborn child. With regards
the elderly, many are apprehensive about using self service ticket machine, either through fear of losing
money or not knowing how the machine is operated. Therefore under these circumstances a Penalty Fare
would not be raised but the ful range of tickets made available from the Authorised Collector.
.
Children - Extra discretion is utilised by Authorised Collectors when dealing with children. Each
Authorised Collector must ensure that they undertake their duty of care towards minors. Special
consideration is taken as to their awareness of the Penalty Fares scheme, whether there were time
constraints for the child (i.e. meeting parents, travel ing to school etc.) and the state of mind of the child. If a
Penalty Fare is issued to a minor, the Collector will issue the Notice for the full length of the journey and
ensure the child understands that fact, he or she wil be told to hand the Notice to their parents, the
Collector wil not accept the ful Penalty Fare payment on the spot, but wil issue a Penalty Fare Notice and
accept the fare for the journey only. If the acceptance of the fare wil result in the child not having sufficient
funds to complete their journey (i.e. bus fare) or to call home at their destination, then the fare wil not be
accepted and a Penalty Fare notice wil be issued with no payment whatsoever.
Foreign Visitors - Extra discretion is given to customers whose first language is not English.
Chronic Queues at Ticket Offices – Authorised Collectors will be informed of
stations where owing to
local circumstances
queuing standards may not have been met. Where it is possible that a passenger could
have experienced delays longer than the standard, penalty fares wil not be issued.
Temporary Ticket Office Closure/Closed Windows - Where there is reduced opening of ticket offices
or ticket windows, local station staff inform the IECC Upminster who then advise Authorised Collectors via
the paging system. On occasion when the closure or reduction in windows open result in queuing problems,
then the Permit to travel machine may be switched on for use. Authorised Collectors will utilise discretion
when dealing with customers from the affected station. Considerations that the Collector wil take into
account is the increased queuing or the ability of customers to purchase tickets During a major service
disruption from the Self service machines. It would not always be reasonable to expect a customer, even a
regular customer, to be able to purchase a ticket under these circumstances, especially when you consider
that self service machines are slower, and may be on another platform or entrance.
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Penalty Fare Appeals
SECTION C
Customers have the right to appeal against the decision to charge a Penalty Fare.
Arrangements have been made to ensure that, in accordance with the Strategic Rail Authority’s (SRA)
requirements, appeals are processed and considered consistently and independently of the day to day
commercial operation of revenue protection. The Independent Penalty Fares Appeals Service (IPFAS)
PERTIS
will handle all c2c Penalty fares appeals under a service contract which provides that charges wil be
levied on a price per appeal basis - this wil be the same whether appeals are upheld or not.
IPFAS’ name and address wil be shown on every Penalty Fare Notice, together with guidance on how
to appeal.
IPFAS will process and determine appeals in accordance with a Code of Practice approved by the
SRA. Copies of the Code of Practice will be available, free of charge, to passengers. The appeals
GENERAL
C1
assessors employed by IPFAS will establish the grounds of appeal in each case, investigate the
circumstances (obtaining further evidence where appropriate), decide whether to uphold the appeal
and notify the passenger and c2c of the decision.
PERTIS EXCHANGE - EXCESS 4407 ISSUE
C2
c2c wil provide IPFAS with a copy of the Authorised Collector’s Handbook, including details of ticket
office opening hours, self-service and Pertis facilities at stations and guidance on appropriate use of
discretion. c2c wil also ensure that any subsequent amendments are notified to IPFAS promptly.
SAMPLE PERTIS ISSUE
C3
IPFAS will be advised daily about any ticket office closures and machine failures. IPFAS will provide
information about c2c appeals received to enable c2c to immediately suspend civil debt proceedings
until the IPFAS decision is notified.
SAMPLE EXCESS 4407 PERTIS EXCHANGE
C4
Once IPFAS has made a decision on an appeal, the applicant will be informed as to the outcome.
Appendix
c2c will be informed of the outcome by means of a weekly fax or e-mail of all appeal decisions
made in that week. The c2c Revenue Protection Department will then record the decision on the a
A Sample Pertis Issue
database and either finalise the Notice or re-enter the civil debt proceedings.
B Sample Excess 4407 Issue
If further payment is required, be it the ful Penalty Fare amount or the fare for the journey made, from
Ordinary Ticket in Exchange for Pertis
the customer then IPFAS wil include mention of this in the appeal decision letter, and request payment
be sent to c2c Revenue Protection Department.
If a refund of the Penalty Fare or any amount paid at the time of issue is the decision made by IPFAS,
then this will be paid by c2c.
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PERTIS EXCHANGE - EXCESS 4407 PAD ISSUE
GENERAL
3.1 Record Pertis number as ‘Held Ticket Number’ on 4407 ticket and write ‘Pertis’ on description line. Station
‘From’ wil be the station of issue of the Pertis. Record time of issue of Pertis and value in ‘Via’ portion of
a)
Permit to Travel (PERTIS) are issued from Permit to Travel machines in or where services operate into
the ticket and endorse ‘Pertis exchange’.
Penalty Fare areas under the Penalty Fares Act.
3.2 Define journey details and issue ticket as requested. The station ‘From’ should be the station of issue on the
b)
The Pertis machine is switched on for passengers use ONLY when the ticket office is closed or when
Pertis. The station ‘To’ should be as requested by the passenger.
staffing levels in that office fall below the stipulated standard.
3.3 The fare to be written on the excess ticket is the fare for the total journey.
c)
The operation of the Pertis machine on/off control switch is the responsibility of ticket office staff.
3.4 Complete other ticket details as normal.
d)
The Permit to Travel is NOT a ticket and should be exchanged for a ticket (and any difference in fare paid)
at the first opportunity or in any event within two hours of the time printed on the Pertis.
3.5 Record on the reverse of the Pertis:
e)
An element of discretion may be used by the member of staff exchanging the Pertis if there has been no
a) Time of issue.
opportunity to exchange it within two hours.
b) Ticket issued transaction number.
c) Value of ticket issued.
These instructions are divided into the methods of issue of a ticket -
PLEASE READ THEM CAREFULLY.
Cross the front of the Pertis from corner to corner.
ON TRAIN/BARRIER EXCHANGE ISSUE
3.6 Hand the ticket to the passenger in exchange for payment of the ticket value, less the value of the Pertis.
BEFORE ACCEPTING ANY PERTIS FOR EXCHANGE, IT MUST BE CHECKED TO ENSURE THAT
e.g. Advertised fare is £2.00, Pertis value is 50p - col ect £1.50p
THERE ARE NO PREVIOUS DETAILS WRITTEN ON THE REVERSE. THE PERTIS MUST NOT BE
ACCEPTED SHOULD THERE BY ANY SUCH ENDORSEMENTS (E.G. TRANSACTION NUMBER).
3.7 Should the value of the Pertis exceed the advertised fare for the ticket issued (e.g. Pertis £2.00, Ticket Value
£1.80) the difference must be refunded to the passenger in cash (e.g. 20p as above).
3.8 If a 7 Day or 1 Day Travelcard has been issued, normal Travelcard arrangements wil apply and the
passenger should be requested to exchange it at the Ticket Office.
3.9 Retain the Pertis and hand it into the Ticket Office when remitting, as a credit value.
NB. Passengers presenting a Pertis ‘on train’ and requiring a season for 1 month or longer should be issued an
ordinary travel ticket and advised to claim a refund on the purchase of the season ticket at the Ticket Office.
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APPENDIX A
APPENDIX B
SAMPLE OF PERMIT TO TRAVEL
SAMPLE BR 4407 ORDINARY TICKET ISSUED IN EXCHANGE
FOR PERTIS
(PERTIS)
1.
TRANSACTION NUMBER
2.
STATION OF ISSUE
3.
MACHINE NUMBER AT STATION
4.
DATE OF ISSUE
5.
TIME OF ISSUE
6.
AMOUNT PAID
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SECTION D
Retail Support collates information of Ticket Office closures, Ticket Machine failures and Information concerning
delayed or disrupted train services. The centre then passes the information on to Ticket Office & On-train staff by
COMMUNICATION
means of the paging system.
Report the following instances to the Retail Support.
a)
Ticket Office closes earlier than booked time (e.g. sickness, staff shortage) or Booking Office fails to open at
advertised time.
b)
Self Service Ticket Machine faulty (include. no change, no notes accepted).
c)
Self Service/Pertis Machines out of order at unstaffed stations.
d)
Service disruption.
RETAIL SUPPORT
D1
NB. If you notice a faulty machine at a manned station, report it to the staff on duty, then phone the Retail
Support.
HELP DESK
D2
LUL INFORMATION
D4
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Alternatively, you may be asked to give the reference number of the document being used (e.g. Penalty Fare
PENALTY FARE CONTROL HELPDESK
Notice). Once again this is in order to assist in pursuance of the amount outstanding.
The HELP DESK Phone No. is Internal 0898989.
If, as a result of the call to the name and address desk and in conjunction with your questioning of the individual, it
is established that the person you are dealing with has given a false name or address, this is a reportable offence.
Opening Hours
The matter should be reported on a MG11, include the false details given on your statement.
Monday to Saturday 0605 - 2315 Hours
Before telephoning, have your information ready.
Sunday and Bank Holiday 0805 - 1950 Hours
Be especially careful with the spel ing of names and addresses.
If there is a mistake in spelling it may invalidate the Penalty Fares Notice if further action is indicated.
When issuing a P.F.N. to a passenger who is not paying the Penalty Fare at the time of issue, then their name and
address must be taken. Ask the passenger to write details in your notebook (this assists if a passenger claims they
The use of the International Phonetic Alphabet is strongly recommended, when words have to be spelt out and for
did not travel on said day). Ask the passenger for verification of their details. If they cannot verify the address, then
postcodes.
phone the HELP DESK.
A - ALPHA
M - NOVEMBER
The system is registered under the Data Protection Act and users of the service MUST be authorised.
B - BRAVO
O - OSCAR
C - CHARLIE
P - PAPA
The service is aimed at assisting you to verify names and addresses and should be used in conjunction with the
D - DELTA
Q - QUEBEC
traditional methods of establishing a person’s correct identity. The staff at the name and address checking service
E - ECHO
R - ROMEO
are not Authorised Collectors and are unable to offer advice or guidance on general revenue protection procedural
F - FOXTROT
S - SIERRA
matters.
G - GOLF
T - TANGO
H - HOTEL
U - UNIFORM
The staff can only confirm details obtained from the commercial database. Identification of the person concerned
I - INDIA
V - VICTOR
should be established by the member of staff asking open questions.
J - JULIET
W - WHISKY
K - KILO
X - X-RAY
Once you are through to the name and address checking service you will be asked to give the following details in
L - LIMA
Y - YANKEE
the order given:
M - MIKE
Z - ZULU
1.
Your Authorised user number .
2.
The name of the business, department and home station where you are employed.
3.
House number and postcode (or street name and town).
4.
Ful name of person you are checking.
If you are not registered as the user your request for information will be refused under the terms of the Data
Protection Act.
Staff are asked to ensure that the details required by the name and address checking desk are ascertained and
written down BEFORE telephoning the desk. Valuable telephone time wil be lost if the information required on
answering the call is not immediately available.
A call reference number may be given to you before conclusion of a call.
Please write this on the MG11 statement or other document being used.
This will assist later in pursuance of the amount outstanding.
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LUL INFORMATION
SECTION E
If any information is required by Authorised Collectors regarding London
Underground, First Great Eastern etc ticket office opening/closing times
and ticket machine availability they should telephone Retail Support on
57640
SAFETY
PERSONAL SAFETY
E1
EMERGENCY INCIDENT REPORTING PROCEDURE
E2
EMERGENCY ISOLATION
E3
TRAINS AT RISK
E4
ACCIDENT REPORTING PROCEDURE
E5
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PERSONAL SAFETY
EMERGENCY INCIDENT REPORTING PROCEDURE
•
SAFETY IS THE FIRST CONCERN OF ALL STAFF
CALLING OF EMERGENCY SERVICES
Do not get involved in conflict situations, if it is unavoidable ALWAYS get assistance.
You should take the following action if you are involved in or witness an accident.
•
NEVER PUT YOURSELF AT RISK.
•
MAKE A RAPID ASSESSMENT OF THE SITUATION
Wear correct uniform.
•
FIND THE NEAREST PHONE (lineside, residential, mobile)
If you do not hold a Track Safety Certificate do not go on the track.
•
REPORT TO CONTROL
When necessary to go on or near the running lines always wear a High Visibility vest with reflective strips. This
must be clean and worn correctly.
♦ BT POLICE OR 999
Always be aware of overhead and electrified line dangers.
•
IDENTIFY YOURSELF AND REPORT:
Read and understand Overhead Lines Instruction Booklet.
C - CASUALTIES
H - HAZARDS/POTENTIAL HAZARDS
A - ACCESS TO SITE (for emergency services)
EMERGENCY SITUATIONS ON TRAIN
L - LOCATION
E - EMERGENCY SERVICES REQUIRED
T - TYPE OF INCIDENT
In an emergency situation whilst on a train, report to the driver immediately and offer your services to assist with
the public.
If you can remember CHALET it wil help you to recall the essential information required by the emergency
services.
Be aware of the location of emergency equipment on trains. Ensure you
•
EVERY MINUTE SAVED FROM THE TIME THE ACCIDENT OCCURS TO THE TIME THE
know how, what, when and by whom it should be used.
EMERGENCY SERVICES ARRIVES ON SITE MEANS LIVES SAVED.
If you have been trained and hold a current certificate in any Operating responsibilities tell the driver.
•
ADDITIONALLY: Get the service stopped & OHL switched off and ensure that you arrange a rendezvous
with the emergency services.
WHEN CALLED TO SITE OF ACCIDENT
Report to the Railtrack Incident Officer on site. He/she or a representative wil be sited in the area where the
emergency services headquarters vehicles are located. These should be the only vehicles on site with blue flashing
lights or chequered flag.
You should be in a position to advise the Person in Charge what resources
are available to you. Your primary target is to assist the survivors of the
incident who may have not been injured.
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HOW TO OBTAIN AN EMERGENCY ISOLATION OF OVERHEAD OR
ELECTRIFIED LINES
Any person becoming aware of an incident/emergency which requires the electricity to be switched off, must
contact the Electrical Control Operator either directly or via the nearest signalbox.
The ECO telephone no. is Romford 175 Telecoms 0708 743545
Hornsey 174 Telecoms 081 348 9542
The person on site reporting an emergency must
TRAINS AT RISK
STATE
this is an emergency cal
Each employee must, when practical, observe any passing train for sign of anything unsafe (eg door not closed, tail
STATE
NAME, GRADE & DEPARTMENT
lamp missing, red hand signal displayed by driver/guard, emergency horn signal). Immediately inform the
signalman of any such incident.
STATE
WHERE SPEAKING FROM
If there is an obstruction on the line and you are unable to remove it quickly and safely you must immediately
GIVE DETAILS OF LINES CONCERNED
inform the signalman to have trains stopped on the affected lines.
LOCATION AND NUMBER OF THE NEAREST OHL EQUIPMENT STRUCTURE
The following procedure should be undertaken:
STATE
WHY IT IS NECESSARY TO HAVE THE ELECTRICITY SWITCHED OFF
Say: THIS IS AN EMERGENCY CALL
INDICATE IF ANYONE IS IN DANGER FROM LIVE OHL EQUIPMENT
Give your: NAME, DEPARTMENT & JOB TITLE
MENTION IF EMERGENCY SERVICES ARE WAITING TO RENDER ASSISTANCE
Say: WHERE YOU ARE CALLING FROM AND GIVE TELEPHONE NUMBER
Give the: EXACT LOCATION & DETAILS OF THE ACCIDENT/INCIDENT
STAY IN CONTACT UNTIL YOU RECEIVE AN ASSURANCE FROM THE ECO THAT:
Say: WHICH LINES ARE AFFECTED
a)
Electricity has been switched off & OHL equipment safe to be approached.
Say: WHETHER EMERGENCY SERVICES ARE REQUIRED
ENSURE THAT THE DETAILS ARE READ BACK TO YOU AND THE MESSAGE HAS BEEN
OR
UNDERSTOOD.
b)
For Rescue, electricity has been switched off & OHL equipment safe to be approached & touched provided
NB. These instructions do not supersede the rules & regulations of the British Railways Board (as amended), but
bare hands are covered with non conducting material.
are for information purposes only.
OR
BRIEFING
c)
Alternative arrangements have been made.
Team briefing on safety and retail matters wil take place every four weeks to all staff. Please ensure that you have
received your brief.
When the incident is cleared & it is safe to have the electricity restored you must contact the Electrical Control
Officer to have the isolation removed.
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ACCIDENT REPORTING PROCEDURES
TRAVEL IRREGULARITIES
Human nature tends to make us think that, whilst we frequently read of accidents to others in newspapers etc, they
INTRODUCTION
F1
wil never happen to us! They can and do. However, with extra care and forethought many of these accidents could
have been avoided.
THE REPORT
F1
PLEASE MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO ENSURE THAT AN ACCIDENT TO YOURSELF
STATEMENT CONTENTS
F2-3
OR OTHERS IS NOT YOUR FAULT
BASIC EVIDENCE
F4
This is to clarify the accident reporting procedures that you must follow if you should have an accident whilst on
duty.
BASIC QUESTIONS
F4-5
1.
The accident must be reported to your supervisor at the first opportunity.
QUESTIONS TO ASK
F6
- Out of date season
F6
2.
The accident must be entered in the Accident Book at your department office as soon as possible.
- Altered or forged season ticket
F6
3.
You must complete an accident / incident form as soon as possible afterwards. Obtain it from your
- Two short season tickets
F7
supervisor.
- Previously used ticket
F7
4.
Your Team Leader will interview you and complete, in detail, a Management accident / incident form
- Transferred ticket
F8
normally within 24 hours.
- Short offer
F8
If you fail to take these steps then you may forfeit some of your rights regarding the accident and you wil not be
- False name or address (Penalty Fare)
F9
helping us to ensure a similar accident does not occur to one of your colleagues.
- Staff travel
F9
IT IS YOUR LEGAL OBLIGATION TO COMPLY WITH THE ABOVE REQUIREMENTS IN THE
EVENT OF ANY ACCIDENT, HOWEVER SLIGHT
PERSONS AT RISK
F10
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INTRODUCTION
This section has been produced to assist in the reporting of Ticket Irregularities. It sets out the important questions to ask and details that need to be included to give the report the best possible chance of obtaining a
conviction. The more evidence you obtain at the time of questioning the greater the chance of success. This section does not however account for every eventuality that may arise and is mainly a guide that should be used in
conjunction with the Ticket Examiners Handbook and Travel offences Handbook and Ticket Irregularity Standards Book.
When submitting a report ensure that the facts are reported in a way that a non-railway employee can understand. Explain ticket validities if this is relevant to the report.
INSPECTORS must ensure that the Police & Criminal Evidence Act Codes of Practice of 1984 are complied with. In your report ensure that you have included all the facts which took place, ful details of tickets and railcards
involved and a record of the conversation that took place.
Al speech should be shown as direct speech, e.g.
I said “Where did you start your journey by rail today?”
He said “Thorpe bay.”
Evidence to demonstrate the INTENT to avoid all or part of the rail fare must be included within the report. In some cases the evidence can be obtained after the report has been submitted, but it is imperative that you
attempt to obtain the necessary evidence at the time of questioning.
THE REPORT
This must be made out on form MG11. These are made up of two sheets:
•
Statement of Witness (front sheet)
•
Statement of Incident (full details of incident)
Enter your name, job title, depot, badge number, telephone number and any leave dates in the relevant place on the front sheet. Sign your statements and obtain a witness signature.
STATEMENT CONTENTS
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Your statement must include the following:
a)
The person’s FULL NAME
b)
The person’s FULL ADDRESS including the FULL POSTCODE
c)
The person’s DATE OF BIRTH
d)
Show TIMES, DATES, LOCATIONS, TRAINS etc.
If the incident is on train, indicate this by showing:
Whilst checking tickets en route near Tilbury at 12.00hrs.
e)
Show the FARE AVOIDED
This is the difference between fare paid and the fare payable for the journey made. The fare should be for the journey in question. If you obtain an admission for avoidance of fare for previous journeys these should be
referred to in the statement of incident only.
If you accept the original fare tendered issue a receipt. Attach the receipt to your statement, this is the first part of your evidence.
f)
Show CLEAR IDENTIFICATION OF ANY TICKETS INVOLVED
Show all details of any railcards which support discount tickets.
If necessary indicate how the ticket was shown, e.g.
“A lady passed me at the barrier showing a season ticket with the expiry date obscured by her fingers, I stopped her outside the barrier. I found it to be a Goldcard No 60111 valid until 26 January 2000 between Limehouse and Benfleet , accompanied by
photocard No abh 4100, this was a true likeness of the holder.”
This is good evidence. The season ticket is ful y explained and as the ticket has expired and the person has no other ticket this goes some way to proving intent to avoid payment.
NB. Railcards must not be withdrawn unless the offence is one which was committed with the railcard.
g)
Show ALL CONVERSATION WHICH TOOK PLACE.
This should include any foul or abusive language etc.
DIRECT SPEECH MUST BE USED (Both before and after the caution).
h)
REFERENCE TO ANOTHER MEMBER OF STAFF
If reference is made to other members of staff involved then a statement must be submitted by them. Be sure the other staff involved are given all the relevant information.
IF THE OTHER MEMBER OF STAFF DOES NOT SUBMIT A REPORT THE MATTER CANNOT BE PROCESSED.
i)
FALSE NAME AND/OR ADDRESS
If you establish that a name and/or address given is false YOU MUST include this in your statement. You must show the address as given, e.g.
He wrote in my notebook Mr John Rogers, 21 High St, Romford. I established that the name and address given was false.
It is not sufficient to state “He gave me a false address.”
NB. The correct name and address to be shown on Statement of Witness (page 1)
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QUESTIONING MORE THAN ONE PERSON
If questions are put to more than one person they may be included in the same statement, but a separate Statement of Witness (front page) is required for each person. Clearly state who paid the fares, e.g.
Mr X paid two excess fares on behalf of himself and Mr Y.
I said to Mr X “Where did you commence your rail journey?”
He replied “Barking.”
I said to Mr Y “Where did you commence your rail journey?”
He replied “Barking.”
I said to Mr Y “Did you know your correct fare was not being paid?”
If you do not follow this procedure the second person could claim at a later date they were not aware that a short fare had been paid.
BASIC EVIDENCE
Each report should include as much information as possible, in a way that a non railway employee can easily understand.
Do not use railway jargon.
Explain restrictions of tickets.
Explain stamp marks on tickets (e.g. suspected re-use of ticket).
BASIC QUESTIONS
1.
Always ask “Have you any other rail tickets for your rail journey today?”
2.
Ask the question “Where did you start your rail journey today?”
3.
When you have established that all or part of the fare has been avoided. Ask “Did you buy any ticket prior to joining the train?”
4.
A Caution must be given as soon as you suspect that an offence has been committed. The time of the Caution must be recorded in your notebook. (Only applies to P.A.C.E. trained staff).
5.
Where a passenger claims they have other tickets at home (Season Ticket) you must record the details of the ticket:
- What type of ticket
- How much was paid and method of payment
- Place ticket purchased
- Period of validity
If you do not record details of the alleged ticket held it can not be established whether the claim is true.
Tel the passenger to retain all tickets concerned as they may have to produce them at a later date. Record in your statement that you said this.
6.
When a passenger has admitted that all or part of the fare has been avoided then ask:
“Had you not been stopped and questioned was it your intention to avoid the fare between xxxx and yyyy?”
If the passenger claims the correct fare would have been paid ask for an explanation of this claim. Where and to whom would it have been paid?
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7.
Establish if the passenger is a regular traveller. Once you have established that he/she is it is easier to get an admission on previous journeys. Ask open ended questions on what tickets they have purchased for previous
days travel, so that the person wil have to think about their answers rather than just saying “Yes” or “No”. If you approach it this way the chances of receiving a conviction is greater and it wil make it more cost
effective to take to court as the restitution wil be greater.
OPEN ENDED QUESTIONS START:
WHO
WHEN
WHERE
WHY
WHAT
HOW
If you do not attempt to obtain this evidence at the time, the passenger wil have time to make up a story which may be difficult to disprove.
REMEMBER -
IN COURT ANY ELEMENT OF DOUBT GOES IN FAVOUR OF
THE DEFENDANT
8.
Where practical, notes should be made AT THE TIME, the person being reported should be given the opportunity to read and sign them. If they decline to do this indicate this in the statement.
If notes are not made at the time then indicate this and say why they are not.
QUESTIONS TO ASK
OUT OF DATE SEASON
a)
“Where did you start your rail journey today”
(Do not assume that it was the starting station on the season ticket)
b)
“Have you any other rail tickets for your journey today?
c)
“Can you tell me when this ticket expires?”
d)
“Did you travel by rail yesterday?”
Wait for the reply. It could be a simple “Yes” or it could be “Yes, but I bought a ticket.”
If the answer is the latter, then the holder knew that the ticket was not valid. If the answer was just Yes then you wil need to continue questioning to establish that the passenger was aware the ticket was out of date and
thus prove intent to avoid the fare.
e)
Once you establish the intent for the day in question, continue questioning on previous journeys. You must repeat the Caution again. The Caution may be given before questioning about days, weeks, or months travel,
e.g.
“I am going to ask you about your rail journeys for the week Sunday 2nd July to Saturday 8th July and I am now going to Caution you again.”
ALTERED OR FORGED SEASON TICKET
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When an altered or forged season ticket is presented, you must ask the person:
a)
“Has this ticket been in your possession all the time since you bought it?”
b)
“Where did you alter/forge this ticket?”
c)
“When did you alter/forge this ticket?”
d)
“How did you alter/forge this ticket?”
e)
Establish how many times the ticket has been used for travel. Caution for each offence or week/month used.
TWO SHORT SEASON TICKETS
a)
“Where did you start your rail journey today?”
b)
“Have you any other rail tickets for your journey today?”
c)
If they state they received a lift between the validities of the tickets ask “Wil the person who gave you a lift verify your story?”
Ask about the layout of the stations that the person claims to have got on or off at. If they state they regularly travel through these stations they should have a good knowledge of the layout.
d)
Ask about previous journeys. Caution for every offence (day, week or month).
If the two seasons are renewals, ask about previous seasons. You can always check at ticket offices concerned as to how long the passenger has been buying these short seasons. Make it known to the passenger that you
can check this with the booking office.
e)
Ask “Where the previous rail journeys made return journeys?”
PREVIOUSLY USED TICKETS
a)
State why you believe the ticket has been used before.
b)
“Have you any other rail tickets for your journey today?”
c)
“So this ticket is the one for the journey you are now making and you have no other tickets?”
d)
“I put it to you that you have used this ticket before and are making a second journey on it, is this correct?”
e)
“I put it to you that by using this ticket to make a second journey it was your intention to avoid your fare today?”
TRANSFERRED TICKET
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When reporting an offence of a transferred ticket, the name of both the original holder and the person using the ticket must be taken.
a)
“Can I see your railcard/photocard please?”
b)
“I put it to you that you do not hold a railcard and that someone purchased this ticket for you, is this correct?”
OR
“I put it to you that this is not your season ticket, is this correct?”
c)
“Who purchased/gave you this ticket?”
d)
In the case of a season ticket “Is the holder aware that you have this ticket?”
If the answer is “No” it is theft and therefore arrestable. In all arrestable cases Police assistance should be requested.
e)
The season ticket could be reported as lost or stolen and a duplicate been issued. This would then become obtaining services by deception and therefore an arrestable offence. Once again ask if original holder was aware
they had the ticket.
SHORT OFFER
Even with Penalty Fares in operation a passenger may stil offer a fare short of where they actually travelled from to avoid a higher fare.
a)
“Where did you commence your rail journey today?”
b)
“Have you any other rail tickets for your journey?”
c)
“I have reason to believe that you travel ed from a station other than xxxx is that correct?”
d)
If needed, ask about the layout of the station. “How did you get onto the platform at xxxx?”
e)
“Do you live in xxxx?”
f)
“Do you have a valid ticket to cover your journey from xxxx to yyyy?”
g)
“I put it to you that by your actions today it was your intention to avoid the correct fare for your rail journey today?”
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FALSE NAME AND/OR ADDRESS
When requesting a name and address from a passenger receiving a Penalty Fare, obtain verification, either by personal documents or by using the ‘Help Desk’. If you believe the name/address given is false then follow this
procedure.
Whilst on duty today, Friday 1st April 1999, at Pitsea station at 18.06 hrs a passenger approached me from the direction of trains and requested to pay the fare from Basildon.
I said “You are liable to pay a Penalty Fare of £10.00.”
He replied “I haven’t got £10.00.”
I then requested his name and address which he wrote in my notebook as JOHN JONES, 21 DUKES Street, Chelmsford. I contacted the Help Desk and was informed the address given was false. I cautioned the passenger at 18.11 hrs which he
understoodd I believe you have given me a false address. Please write down your correct address.”
This he did, confirming the details with his Driving Licence.
I said “By giving me a false address it was your intention to avoid the Penalty Fare, is this correct?”
He said “Yes.”
I said “You have commit ed an of ence under the Railways (Penalty Fares) Regulations 1994. No fare wil be accepted and the facts wil be reported.
STAFF TRAVEL
If a report is made concerning a member of staff, of any of the companies which are entitled to travel facilities, you MUST establish the grade and location of the employee (or former work place in case of retired staff). This
helps locate the personnel office responsible for the person concerned.
If boxes on staff travel cards are altered as the questions:
When, How and Where were they altered.
PERSONS AT RISK
There are two groups of people that MUST NOT be interviewed unless in the presence of an appropriate adult (parent, social worker etc.). These are:
a)
Juveniles (persons under the age of 17)
b)
Mentally il , mentally handicapped, deaf, blind or old persons.
Although such people can give reliable evidence, they may, without knowing it, be prone to providing misleading information which is unreliable or self incriminating.
A person who states he/she is a juvenile should be treated as such unless there is EVIDENCE to the contrary.
Persons at risk can still be reported for travel offences (with no evidence). Any interview required will then be conducted by the police.
CHILDREN
Instances have occurred where children, without tickets or money are put off trains short of their destination or being over carried, this must not happen. TAKE CARE WITH CHILDREN.
In cases like this, take down their name and address and parent/guardian’s name, verify this using Help Desk or personal documents. Tel them to inform their parent/guardian of what has happened. Issue Penalty Fare Notice
or inform them a bill will be sent.
Issue a free excess to their destination or a free return excess to their home station if applicable.
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Section G
ACCOUNTANCY INSTRUCTIONS APPLICABLE TO AUTHORISED COLECTORS UNDER THE PENALTY FARES ACT
-Control of Penalty Fare Notices
G1
-Paying in Arrangements
G2
-Penalty Fare Notice, Number 2 copy
G3
-Penalty Fare Monitoring
G4
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Penalty Fare Notice Pads.
On receipt of Penalty fare pads, the issuing office wil record them in Locked stock registers. Records of issue are the responsibility of the staff at that
office.
The Authorised collector is responsible for the security of the pad at al times. Loss or theft of pad must be reported as soon as possible to Team
Leaders/Managers.
Passengers who are subject to a Penalty Fare Notice shall be given the top copy of the notice, the second (white) copy is to be attached to sub copy of
paying in sheet and submitted to team leaders, who wil forward it to the PFCO (Portsmouth). The third (blue) copy is to be submitted to the ticket
office accepting ‘paying in’ monies. The yel ow copy wil remain in the pad.
The completed pad wil be submitted to the team leader, for audit.
Paying in Arrangements.
During each shift, preferably at shift end, monies collected wil be submitted to any open ticket office on this line.
If for any reason this has not been possible, the team leader must be informed.
The back of the last notice paid in shal be endorsed with the amount paid in, the ticket office stamp and the signature of the receiving clerk.
Penalty Fare Monitoring.
Penalty fares issued shall be recorded on ‘MOOSE’ sheets.
The further monitoring of the details of the offender is the responsibility of the PFCO (Portsmouth), which wil issue reports detailing amounts
collected by them, regular offenders and so on.
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SECTION H
RETAIL INFORMATION
PENALTY FARES TRAINS
All trains on all c2c routes.
PENALTY FARES STATIONS
Al c2c operated stations plus
West Ham
Stratford
London Liverpool Street
RETAIL SUPPORT
TELEPHONE 57640 OR 01702 357640
Open 0430 – 2300 hours Mondays to Fridays,
0500 – 2200 hours Saturdays
0600 – 2200 hours Sundays
Bank Holiday times will be advised.
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TICKET OFFICE TELEPHONE NUMBERS AND SCHEDULE 17 HOURS
( AS AT MAY 2002)
T/0 TELEPHONE SCHEDULE 17 HOURS
Barking 59107 M-F 0515 – 2330 Sat 0515 – 2330 Sun 0615 – 2330
Basildon 50434 M-F 0515 - 2200 Sat 0515 - 2130 Sun 0615 – 2200
Benfleet 50436 M-F 0515 – 2200 Sat 0515 - 2200 Sun 0615 - 2200
Chafford H 56550/56597 M-F 0545 – 2030 Sat 0645 - 1600 Sun 0715 - 1630
Chalkwell 57694 M-F 0515 – 2000 Sat 0815 – 1740 Sun 0645 – 1610
Dagenham D 59115 M-F 0615 – 1340 Sat 0815 – 1540 Sun closed
East Tilbury 59986 M-F 0615 – 1334 Sat 0615 – 2200 Sun 0915 – 1830
Grays 55040 M-F 0520 – 2200 Sat 0715 – 2210 Sun 0715 – 2200
Laindon 56583 M-F 0515 – 2200 Sat 0615 – 2100 Sun 0615 – 2100
Leigh on Sea 57611 M-F 0515 – 2200 Sat 0615 – 2000 Sun 0645 – 1940
Limehouse 56619 M-F 0615 – 2100 Sat 0700 – 1700 Sun closed
London Fen St 56665 M-F 0545 – 2140 Sat 0545 – 2140 Sun 0715 – 2140
Ockendon 56522 M-F 0545 – 2030 Sat 0715 – 1630 Sun 0815 – 1540
Pitsea 50435/57827 M-F 0515 – 2200 Sat 0615 – 2330 Sun 0715 – 2200
Purfleet 55000 M-F 0615 – 1340 Sat 0615 – 1340 Sun closed
Rainham 56677/59182 M-F 0615 – 2200 Sat 0645 – 1600 Sun 0915 – 1640
Shoebury 50458 M-F 0615 – 2200 Sat 0815 – 1740 Sun 0715 – 1840
S. Central 57702 M-F 0545 – 2200 Sat 0615 - 2200 Sun 0715 – 2200
S. East 50455 M-F 0515 – 2200 Sat 0615 – 1540 Sun 0615 – 1540
Stanford l/H 59963 M-F 0530 – 2200 Sat 0615 – 2200 Sun 0645 – 1600
Thorpe Bay 57898 M-F 0515 – 2200 Sat 0615 – 1540 Sun 0645 – 1840
Tilbury Tn 55008 M-F 0545 – 2200 Sat 0615 – 2200 Sun 0715 – 1630
Upminster 56521 M-F 0515 – 2200 Sat 0615 – 2200 Sun 0645 – 2200
W.Horndon 55706 M-F 0615 – 2100 Sat 0815 – 1740 Sun closed
Westcliff 57831 M-F 0545 – 2200 Sat 0615 –15.40 Sun 0615 – 1540
OTHER TRAIN OPERATORS – PENALTY FARES
One Great Eastern - operates Penalty Fares scheme on most routes
other than paytrains.
West Anglia Great Northern (WAGN) – operates Penalty Fares scheme on all
routes except passengers to and from Stansted Airport.
London Underground Limited – operates Penalty Fares scheme on all routes.
Serco Docklands – operates Penalty Fares scheme on all routes.
Silverlink Metro – does
not operate Penalty Fares scheme.
TOC: c2c rail limited Page issue date: July 2004
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