If you cannot produce a valid ticket for your entire journey, or permit to travel when asked to do so you may be charged a Penalty Fare of £20 or twice the full single fare (whichever is the greater amount) to the next station at which your train stops. Also, you may be charged the full single fare to your destination station if you continue your journey on the same train.
Examples of when a Penalty Fare may be charged.
If you:
- travel without a valid ticket
- are unable to produce an appropriate Railcard for a discount ticket
- travel in First Class accommodation with a Standard ticket
- are aged 16 or over, travelling on a child rate ticket
- travel beyond the destination on your ticket
The full details of the Penalty Fares rules are available to download here:
Penalty Fares Leaflet (994KB)
Penalty Fares Rules (375KB)
Penalty Fares Map (993KB)
