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Conviction by computer: Ministry of Justice wants defendants to plead guilty online

Alan Brown Silver badge

Re: Ive got a solution...

"the main purpose of the prosecutions is to keep the percentage of people that dodge the fares small. "

That's been turned on its head by some of the train companies, which has resulted in an ongoing investigation of their activities.

Apparently it's frowned upon to turn fare dodging penalties into a profit centre, or to clog up the courts with such cases.

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