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TfL says it employs some 450 revenue inspectors who operate across the network

By Gabrielle Sungailaite

BBC News

Fare dodging cost Transport for London (TfL) £130m in 2022-23, data obtained by the BBC has revealed.

Fares are evaded in a range of ways, such as failing to tap in and out and using counterfeit tickets.

TfL said its target was to bring evasion rates below 1.5%. The current rate is at 3.9% collectively across buses, trains and trams.

TfL added it had plans to increase the penalty fares.

In 2019, TfL data shows that fare dodgers cost the network about £116m.

The figure has increased by at least £14m, according to the most recent data.

However, TfL said the recent numbers were not directly comparable with those from 2019, as the network has improved methods for calculating fare evasion.

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