South Western Railways is waging war on a sneaky ticketing scam called ‘short faring’ that’s cost them nearly a million pounds — and it’s working. Ninety-five percent of barcode tickets scanned between Vauxhall and Waterloo were being fraudulently used, letting riders pay only for the last leg of their journey. Since launching a targeted crackdown in June, enforcement teams have nabbed 153 offenders — up from just seven last year — using data to zero in on cheaters. Some scammers owe tens of thousands, with one caught evading £20k over four years. While offenders are adapting by buying tickets from different stations (one station saw an 89% spike), the railway’s efforts are paying off: fare evasion dropped 11% overall, and a third of repeat offenders are now paying fair prices — saving the system £45k in just four weeks. The rail industry loses an estimated £400m annually to evasion — and this fight is far from over.
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