Chief Magistrate Paul Goldspring declared over 28,631 prosecutions by Northern Rail and 41 by TransPennine Express null and void due to misuse of the single justice procedure. Rail companies were reportedly overzealous in enforcing rules on fare evasion and railcard usage.
Northern Rail , which covers large swathes of northern England, brought 28,631 prosecutions against passengers using the single justice procedure between August 6, 2020 and May 21 2024, despite not being permitted to do so.
Mr Goldspring ruled in August that six 'test cases' of prosecutions for alleged fare evasion brought by train companies should be declared a 'nullity', adding that others would be dealt with in the same way. Passengers said staff refused to let them buy a correct ticket and insisted on issuing them with fines and later the court cases.
Read More How state-owned Northern Rail is taking passengers to court over breaches of obscure ticket rules 'Northern remains committed to ensuring that all our customers are treated fairly, which means ensuring all passengers who board our trains have a valid ticket.'
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