Mastodawn

Interesting that they're still policing fare evasion in the era of 50 cent fares. Also interesting that people are still evading fares.

#Queensland #transport https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-23/millions-paid-in-fare-evasion-fines-since-50-cent-fares/106460706?utm_source=abc_news_app&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_campaign=abc_news_app&utm_content=other

Queenslanders hit with millions in fines since 50c fares introduced

The penalties would help authorities recover $7,070.50 in revenue they otherwise would have collected if the commuters had paid their 50 cent fare.

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Michael 3d ago

@timrichards Reminds me of articles I've seen in the past (tho not recently) about how many transit systems were spending more on fare collection and enforcement than they actually took in, making the case for fareless transit.

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Tim Richards

@michaeljoseph I'm not sure that's ever the case, and I'd be hesitant to make public transport free in case it made governments feel it has no value. But policing 50c fares seems a bit petty.