DISQUS

Mobile Industry Review: Shop a fare dodger by text

  • James Whatley · 1 year ago
    Right.... and?

    I mean - what happens next?
    How do they know?
    What do you text?

    More info or else this will be filed under - 'lack of joined up thinking'
  • Ewan · 1 year ago
    I suspect that they might then route their ticket inspectors to that train the next day.
  • James Whatley · 1 year ago
    "I've suspect that bloke sitting there hasn't got a ticket"

    How will they know?!
    What's the communication on the poster? Does it ask for particular info?
    Could you trick it? Tell them you saw one on a different train/route and then dodge them the following day?
  • Ben Smith · 1 year ago
    Is there another number you can text when the people in question spot you and administer a sound kicking?
  • Ewan · 1 year ago
    That might be a good additional service offering!
  • Anthony · 1 year ago
    How much does one have to pay to report a fare dodger? What's in it for those that do the informing (other than the hope that the dodger will be caught and pay a fine?) If enough get caught, pay fines and start paying in future, will National Express bring their prices down?
  • Mark T · 1 year ago
    The sending them to another train is a good one... I think that this is a bit of a silly service as its doing someone else's job for them.

    Why not go the whole hog and follow them to work / home, take a pic and mms it to them...

    Would the networks, who are the biggest robbers after all, reduce fares if everyone paid...

    I don't think so....
  • Chris & Helen at LG · 1 year ago
    It's a nice idea but how do they know what train you're on? And what's stopping someone who is fare dodging from texting a deliberate hoax to make sure the inspectors go on another train?