I reckon they'd actually make more revenue on a lot of lines simply by having more reasonable fares. The problem isnt so much that people are willing to use this logic - its that the logic works....

The branch line from my town to the next apparently sees far more users than it does payers for similar reasons - especially at night. (Used it a few times - crammed!)
(Carpe Cyprinidae, Thu 21 Aug 2014, 18:11, 2 replies)

I absolutely agree.
Psychology says people will be prepared to pay for something if they think it represents good value for money. Paying £10 to spend twenty minutes in an ancient, creaking, dirty and horribly slow excuse for a train is no-one's idea of a bargain, hence fares are dodged.
( .Yeti., Thu 21 Aug 2014, 23:37, closed)

Nah, I just don't like paying

( cumquat may will not be commenting further on the allegations, Fri 22 Aug 2014, 8:33, closed)