Ride Sharing & Fare Evasion – Land Transport Amendments

The Government has introduced this years Land Transport Amendment Bill, they say it will Introduce new requirements that will apply to all small passenger services, by removing outdated provisions and by catering for the use of new technologies that facilitate such services Make the alcohol interlock programme mandatory for repeat and serious first time drink-driving offenders Increase penalties for fleeing drivers, or those who fail or refuse to provide information that may lead to the identification of fleeing drivers Include new provisions to help limit fare evasion on public transport Update the Act’s requirements relating to heavy vehicles to complement the new Land Transport (Vehicle Dimensions and Mass) Rule 2016 Make miscellaneous changes to various Act provisions to make them more workable.…
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Gating more train stations

Auckland Transport have said that they are considering gating up to nine additional rail stations An AT spokesman said it was hoped a proposal to install gates at nine more stations would address the issues. Britomart, Newmarket and Manukau stations are gated – where only people with valid tickets can enter and exit – with New Lynn set to join the list this month.…
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Can Cameras reduce fare evasion?

Transdev have announced they are going to trial body mounted cameras in a bid to further lower fare evasion. Fare evasion is an ongoing issue for public transport throughout the world – and Auckland is no different. Transdev has a team of around 50 Ticket Inspectors checking train customers at stations and on trains to ensure they are travelling with the correct ticket and, as part of their revenue protection efforts, Transdev is committed to a programme of ongoing improvement.…
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Combating Fare evasion

Rail patronage has been growing well in recent months but something that a lot of people have also noticed is that fare evasion also appears to be on the rise. This seems to be the result of more and more people realising the chance of getting caught without a ticket is low and even if they do get caught, the ticket inspectors are powerless to do anything.…
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