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Last Updated: Monday, 2 May, 2005, 11:57 GMT 12:57 UK
Train company increases penalty
A West Midlands train company is to double the fines it charges people who dodge fares.

From Tuesday, Central Trains will be increasing its penalty from �10 to �20.

The company hopes the higher fine and a naming and shaming campaign will eventually halve the number of people travelling without a ticket.

Last month, Central Trains said it had caught more than 80 fare dodger who were charged a total of almost �14,000 in fines.




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