Hefty bill for Wigan train passenger who failed to pay £4.90 fare

A Wigan man who failed to buy a £4.90 train ticket has been left with a bill of more than £460.
By Gaynor Clarke
Published 7th Jun 2023, 12:30 BST
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Neil Eddison, 42, of Orchard Street, Wigan, has been convicted of travelling between Manchester Oxford Road and Irlam railway stations on December 20 and failing to produce a ticket showing he had paid the fare.

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He was given a penalty fare notice to pay either £20 or double the fare, whichever was greater, but did not respond to Northern Rail.

Legal action was taken after the rail fare was not paidLegal action was taken after the rail fare was not paid
Legal action was taken after the rail fare was not paid
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Bolton magistrates ordered him to pay a fine of £220, costs of £150, an £88 victim surcharge and £4.90 compensation – a total of £462.90.

Meanwhile, Jordan Hulme, 25, of Eltham Close, Ashton, has been accused of travelling between Newton and Manchester Piccadilly on December 21 without paying the £7.70 fare.

His case was adjourned by Bolton justices and will be heard at Manchester and Salford Magistrates’ Court on Friday, June 16.