Crewe man fined hundreds by court after dodging £47.60 rail fare

By Ryan Parker 20th Sep 2022

Michal Kotero travelled from Crewe to Bradford Interchange on March 11 - aiming to dodge the £47.60 rail fare (Ryan Parker).
Michal Kotero travelled from Crewe to Bradford Interchange on March 11 - aiming to dodge the £47.60 rail fare (Ryan Parker).

A Crewe man has been fined hundreds by a court for dodging a £47.60 rail fare - travelling from South Cheshire to West Yorkshire.

Michal Kotero, of Chambers Street, faced the charge of failing to produce/deliver a rail ticket on request/give his name or address.

The 30-year-old travelled from Crewe to Bradford Interchange on March 11 - aiming to dodge the £47.60 rail fare.

Michal Kotero claimed he had purchased the Crewe to Bradford tickets but they hadn't come out of the machine (AHR).

When arriving at Manchester Piccadilly station - the Crewe man was asked to produce a ticket.

Kotero was unable to show his ticket - blaming it on a ticket vending machine error.

The man claimed he had purchased the Crewe to Bradford tickets but they hadn't come out of the machine.

Kotero said he had bought a return ticket and could prove this.

Michal Kotero was asked to show his ticket at Manchester Piccadily station (Wikimedia Commons).

Following this incident, a letter was immediately sent out to the Crewe man requesting proof of payment or proof of purchase for a ticket to Bradford.

Kotero failed to respond to this letter.

He was handed a Fixed Penalty Notice which remained unpaid.

The Crewe man attended Manchester & Salford Magistrates' Court on Tuesday 6 September.

Michal Kotero, of Chambers Street, faced the charge of failing to produce/deliver a rail ticket on request/give his name or address (Google).

Kotero was sentenced under the single justice procedure - ordered to pay the total sum of £451.60.

The 30-year-old was fined £220, ordered to pay £150 costs, a £34 victim surcharge and £47.60 compensation for the offence.

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