The battle against costly fare evasion on the UK’s rail network returns to Channel 5 with the Season 2 premiere of Fare Dodgers: At War with the Law. The episode airs Monday, May 19, at 9:00 PM GMT and documents the efforts to combat an issue costing an estimated £240 million annually.
The series provides an inside look at specialist revenue protection teams across major UK rail operators, including Transport for London. In this opener, TfL investigators Dan, Tracy, and Sarah pursue an individual suspected of evading fares on over 200 journeys using a free travel pass. Elsewhere, on South Western Railway, Revenue Protection Officers Harry and Sam confront fare-evaders on the Hounslow line. The program tracks both frontline enforcement officers detecting barrier-jumpers and specialist fraud investigators hunting prolific offenders.
