Met PC sacked for avoiding train fares

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Met PC sacked for avoiding train fares

« on: March 11, 2025, 17:47:08 »

BBC^» British Broadcasting Corporation - home page) News

A police officer only paid the £34 fare between Axminster in Devon and Salisbury in Wiltshire "around half of the time" as ticket barriers were open and staff allowed him to travel for free on production of a warrant card.


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