More than $1,900 worth of fare-dodging fines issued per day on OC Transpo
A report to Ottawa's transit commission says inspectors issued 287 tickets at $260 each in the 39 days sampled. That's nearly $75,000 in fines.
![More than $1,900 worth of fare-dodging fines issued per day on OC Transpo](https://i.cbc.ca/1.6960386.1706664059!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/o-payment-launch-day-thursday-sept-7-2023.jpg)
![Bus riders can tap their cards and phones on red pay stations like these to pay their fares, shown on Thursday, Sept. 7, 2023. The new feature was meant to make transit more accessible. A person taps a credit card on a red pay station on a bus.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.6960386.1706664059!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/o-payment-launch-day-thursday-sept-7-2023.jpg)
A report to Ottawa's transit commission says inspectors issued 287 tickets at $260 each in the 39 days sampled. That's nearly $75,000 in fines.