A St Albans man has been ordered to pay more than £550 after boarding a train without a ticket in Dorset.
Shane Smith appeared at Barkingside Magistrates' Court on Tuesday, March 5, where he was ordered to pay £558.50 in total.
The 35-year-old had entered a train at Poole Station on August 21, 2023, at an area which did not require him to show a ticket to access the platform.
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He had not purchased a ticket and was later fined £220, ordered to pay compensation of £70.50, ordered to pay a victim surcharge of £88 and ordered to pay costs of £180.
Crimes can be reported to Hertfordshire police online at www.herts.police.uk/ro/report or by calling the police's non-emergency number 101.
Anonymous information can be given by contacting Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 or via crimestoppers-uk.org.
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