Some fare dodgers named

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from http://www.banburyguardian.co.uk/news/community/community-news/fines-for-train-fare-dodgers-1-6005572

Joseph Abayomi, 20, of Park End, Bodicote, admitted boarding a train without a valid ticket. He was fined ^40, ordered to pay ^4.50 compensation, ^20 victim surcharge and ^125 costs.

Maqbool Aluptageen, 32, of Woodfield, Banbury, admitted boarding a train without a valid ticket. He was fined ^100, ordered to pay ^7.20 compensation, ^20 victim surcharge and ^125 costs.

Dionne Aseidu, 23, of Warwick Road, Banbury, was found guilty of boarding a train without a valid ticket. She was fined ^200, ordered to pay ^4.50 compensation, ^20 victim surcharge and ^125 costs.

Christopher Gallagher, 41, of Arden Close, Drayton, was found guilty of boarding a train without a valid ticket. He was fined ^200, was ordered to pay ^10.10 compensation, ^20 victim surcharge and ^125 costs.

from http://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/russell-brand-admits-jumping-barrier-3430385?

Dodging geezer Russell Brand has admitted that he sometimes does not pay for his train tickets.

The Cockney comic , who is worth ^15million, revealed that he jumped the barrier for a train from London to Chelmsford, Essex, skipping the ^14.90 rail fare.

[ChrisB]

Brand ought to be prosecuted for that admission, hauling the journalist that took that admission into court as evidence.

[Cynthia]

Brand ought to be prosecuted for that admission, hauling the journalist that took that admission into court as evidence.


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Yes, shame on him, and worth ^15 million it's not as though he couldn't afford a ticket.  I can't understand why some people in the public eye think it's clever to set a bad example.

[Chris from Nailsea]

I can't understand why some people in the public eye think it's clever to set a bad example.

Him, and Jonathan Ross, over the Andrew Sachs telephone answer machine message, for instance?