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An estimated 3.4% of passengers evaded fares across all services between April and December 2024, TfL says
The number of prosecutions for fare evasion on London Underground has risen to its highest level for six years, figures seen by the BBC show.
Transport for London (TfL) prosecuted 3,691 people on the Tube in 2024-25, and also issued 13,118 penalty fare notices (PFNs) and 850 written warnings.
In the same period, there was a record number of PFNs (12,527) handed out on London Overground but the number of prosecutions (3,044) fell by a third on the previous year. Some 440 warnings were issued.
TfL says fare evasion is “not a victimless crime” and “robs Londoners of vital investment”, adding that it was “committed to reducing the current rate of fare evasion to 1.5% by 2030”.
The figures were revealed in response to a Freedom of Information request by BBC London made after a video was released in May of shadow justice secretary Robert Jenrick confronting fare evaders.
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