Despite a change in legislation to force fare cheats to pay their fines, Translink says they aren’t yet seeing much of a difference. Spokesperson Derek Zabel says rate of payment of fare evasion tickets is up by less then one percent compared to 2010. We are seeing about an 18-percent return right now but there is a lot of people within that … [Read more...]
Fare evaders can avoid paying fine for years if they take it to court
May 13, 2012 by
We've all heard the transportation minister say under new legislation, drivers with unpaid transit fines won't be able to renew their licence and vehicle registration. What Blair Lekstrom didn't say is that if you decide to contest the ticket, you "can" still renew your vehicle insurance. Get a $ 173 transit violation ticket and you've got 30 days … [Read more...]
