Hartlepool teenager who dodged £10.60p rail fare must now pay £400-plus court bill

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Published 25th Nov 2022, 17:47 BST
Updated 28th Nov 2022, 19:54 BST
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A teenager who dodged a £10.60p rail fare must now pay an additional £400-plus court bill.

Logan Anderson, 19, of St Bega’s Glade, Hartlepool, was convicted in his absence at Teesside Magistrates’ Court of failing to have a valid ticket when he travelled between Newcastle and Hartlepool stations on March 20.

The court heard legal action was taken after Anderson ignored written requests to pay the original £10.60p sum.

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He was ordered to pay a £220 fine, £10.60p compensation, £34 victim surcharge and £150 costs.

A teenager is more than £400 out of pocket after failing to pay for a £10.60p rail fare between Newcastle and Hartlepool train stations.A teenager is more than £400 out of pocket after failing to pay for a £10.60p rail fare between Newcastle and Hartlepool train stations.
A teenager is more than £400 out of pocket after failing to pay for a £10.60p rail fare between Newcastle and Hartlepool train stations.

In a similar case heard by the court on the same day, Gareth Rees, 40, of Pentland Close, Billingham, received a bill of £407.40p after he was convicted of fare dodging.

Rees, who did not turn up for his hearing, was found guilty and ordered to pay a £220 fine, £3.40p compensation, £34 victim surcharge and £150 costs.

The court was told he was caught without a £3.40p ticket while travelling between Billingham and Stockton stations on April 20.