Fare Dodging
Posted: 2006-06-26, 7:33 pm
gezellig
Posts: 251
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Any budding fare-dodgers beware as this weekend I witnessed a young seriously-peeved couple being fined €67 for not having any train tickets. The guard wasn't taking any of their excuses about not finding anyone to pay et cetera, just saying that it was their responsibility to know the rules before getting on. Fair enough.
Rgds
G~
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Re: Fare Dodging
Posted: 2006-06-26, 10:28 pm
tukayaway
Posts: 17
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I can never see the point in trying to dodge a fare thats so cheap.
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Re: Fare Dodging
Posted: 2006-06-27, 4:59 am
Oldster
Posts: 27
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Was this between Schipol and AMS Centraal Station? The conductors now almost always check tickets on that run because, I suppose, that is where they are apt to encounter the most scofflaws.
I have always had a valid ticket or rail pass, but on longer trips I've found that tickets are checked only about 50% of the time.
Enjoy, Oldster
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Re: Fare Dodging
Posted: 2006-07-07, 1:05 am
Nitrostar
Posts: 40
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During our last visit to Amsterdam my friend and I were confused by the tram system and how to go about paying for things. We hopped on a tram but couldn't see anyone to pay and ended up getting a free ride across town. Whoops.
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Re: Fare Dodging
Posted: 2006-07-07, 3:06 am
smuler
Power Kat
Posts: 2216
Location: Big Apple Land
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Same thing I did..I caught the last train out to RAI with a friend. There was no conductor..I thought that they came and collected the money. I had it in my hand. No one came and we got off..
Whoops..me too !!
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Re: Fare Dodging
Posted: 2006-07-18, 2:51 am
Zack
Posts: 33
Location: San Francisco
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Interesting what Oldster has to say, that they check between Centraal Station and the Airport. While I always buy a ticket, it is very rare that I see a conducter on that run, and my last visit to Amsterdam was in April 06. On the longer train trips there is usually a conducter who comes through to check for tickets.
I do agree, the fares are quite reasonable, so no reason to cheat. The trams however, are more tempting.
Things are always changing. On my April visit, I was amazed that CS was so automated in ticket sales, and also that the machines didn't have directions in English and would not take US credit cards. I had to go to the ticket windows, of which there are now far fewer than in the past. That task was kind of a drag because of the lines and time it took.
Zack.
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Re: Fare Dodging
Posted: 2006-07-20, 1:00 pm
dwj
Posts: 225
Location: Scotland
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The biggest majority of the trams now seem to have a ticket checker/seller on board. You can only enter the tram through through the door right at the front where the driver is or through a door where the checker/seler sits in a booth checking and selling tickets to anyone who hasn't got one. You can also pay the driver.
Dave
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Re: Fare Dodging
Posted: 2006-07-26, 10:08 am
french7034
Posts: 126
Location: Paris
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On my last visit I was sitting with someone who was fined E30 for the old "Im English and couldn't get a ticket in time" excuse. I tell you the ticket lady took no prisoners...
Frenchy
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Re: Fare Dodging
Posted: 2006-07-26, 12:52 pm
pem
Posts: 42
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Everytime i've been on the train there is always someone to check tickets. This year we were sitting in 1st class but had 2nd class ticket and the conductor wasnt too bothered and let us off. Glad as that damn suitcase was getting heavy.
With the trams i have never paid though. I have always tried but the driver always waves me through. Dont't know why. The best thing to do is get a day ticket its cheap and so convenient if you travel around alot. I rarely leave the RLD so the odd tram ride is not viable for a day pass.
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Re: Fare Dodging
Posted: 2006-08-02, 6:26 am
linyjo
Posts: 12
Location: Tampa, Florida, USA
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Quote: one week card for 10 euro
I went to the GVB website with the info you gave and was suprised how cheap it was. I found the zone map but it very generic. It lists places Zuid and West, but for someone not familiar with the geography I can't deduce where the cut off is for center zone.
Any idea I can find a map that shows better detail?
thanks in advance
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