The Railways (Penalty Fares) Regulations 2018

Regulations 8 and 10

SCHEDULE 1 Notices and Identification

PART 1 Notices

Standard notice

1.—(1) A standard notice must contain—

(a) the penalty fares logo as shown in Part 3;

(b) the word “WARNING” in large, prominent text at the top of the notice;

(c) the wording “Please buy your ticket before you travel otherwise you may be charged a Penalty Fare”;

(d) the wording “A Penalty Fare is £20 or twice the full single fare applicable to your journey (whichever is greater)”;

(e) wording which indicates where information about the circumstances in which a person may be charged a penalty fare in relation to travel by, presence on or leaving a train is published or may be obtained; and

(f) the logo, and name if the logo does not contain the name, of each operator that charges penalty fares in relation to trains arriving at or departing from the area of the station to which the notice applies.

(2) The absence of a logo or name, as required by sub-paragraph (1)(f), on a notice only invalidates the notice in relation to the operator whose logo or name is missing.

Compulsory ticket area notice

2.—(1) A compulsory ticket area notice must contain—

(a) the penalty fares logo as shown in Part 3;

(b) the word “WARNING” in large, prominent text at the top of the notice;

(c) the wording—

(i) “You are about to enter a Compulsory Ticket Area”;

(ii) “You must have a platform ticket or valid travel ticket before passing this point”; and

(iii) “Otherwise you may be charged a Penalty Fare”;

(d) the wording “A Penalty Fare is a minimum of £20. If you intend to travel, a Penalty Fare is £20 or twice the full single fare applicable to your journey (whichever is greater)”;

(e) wording which indicates where information about the circumstances in which a person may be charged a penalty fare for being in or leaving a compulsory ticket area is published or may be obtained; and

(f) the logo, and name if the logo does not contain the name, of each operator that charges penalty fares in relation to trains arriving at or departing from the compulsory ticket area.

(2) The absence of a logo or name, as required by sub-paragraph (1)(f), on a notice only invalidates the notice in relation to the operator whose logo or name is missing.

PART 2 Identification for Collectors

3.  Identification issued to a collector (“the collector”) must contain—

(a) the penalty fares logo as shown in Part 3;

(b) the logo, and name if the logo does not contain the name, of the authorising operator;

(c) a photograph of the collector;

(d) the identification number of the collector;

(e) the following wording—

“The person identified by this card is a collector for [name of authorising operator] under the Railways (Penalty Fares) Regulations 2018”; and

(f) the signature of the person who, on behalf of the authorising operator, authorised the collector.

PART 3 Penalty Fares Logo