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‘I was fined for fare evasion by train guards in my school uniform in 1999’

Ticket barrier at train station
Readers say ticket inspectors fining children has always been a problem (Picture: Nathan Stirk/Getty Images)

Readers in today’s Metro letters express sympathy for Leila Sanger, a 14-year-old who was fined £104 by Southeastern train guards.

They had mistakenly believed she was too old for a child’s fare, despite her wearing a school uniform.

Some readers say they are shocked but not surprised by the incident and that it’s well-known that ticket inspectors throw their weight around, one reader speaks about similar experiences way back in 1999:

'I'm angry about how I was treated by train guards 24 years later'

■ Ticket inspectors fined a 14-year-old after accusing her of being an adult – even though she was wearing her school uniform (Metro, Thu).

The two guards scrolled through Leila Sanger’s phone, looking to prove she was 15 and too old for a child’s fare. The £104 fine has since been cancelled.

Nice to see things haven’t changed at Southeastern in 24 years. I had the same experience and it still brings up anger in me to this day.

Why would a 14-year-old have ID? Train operators need a better process in this situation that allows them to protect revenues without intimidating children. Cinemas manage it.
Olly, Sevenoaks

■ Shocked, but not surprised to hear about the overzealous band of Southeastern plastic plods who fined a child, accusing her of being an adult, travelling with a child ticket.

It’s well known that these gangs of so-called revenue inspectors, far from protecting the railway, throw their weight around, fining anyone they can.

The offending inspectors should be fired and the remaining ones retrained and not let loose on the trains until they can do the job properly.
Mark Edward, London

■ Being a mother to an 11-year-old, I’d want to know she can travel safely even if she forgets her pass. Kids are very vulnerable. Some can’t afford to travel. I think as adults we pay enough in travel to cover our kids. It’s a joke how expensive travel is, even for us adults. Leave these poor kids alone. Stop giving them penalty tickets they can’t afford to pay.
Hannah, via text

Leila Sanger.
Train ticket inspectors left schoolgirl Leila Sanger in tears after accusing her of lying about her age (Picture: Naomi Sanger / SWNS)

On the topic of train journeys another reader laments the consequences of being unable to buy train ticket in a station from a real life person.

Readers are also discussing representation in entertainment, Prince Harry’s right to take on the Daily Mirror, Universal Basic Income, the benefits of a meat free diet and who to blame for climate change.

What do you think?

Share your thoughts in the comments.

Sometimes you need a real person to handle your issue

London, Waterloo Station, railway station, commuters at ticket machine
There aren’t that many ticket offices anymore (Picture: Getty)

■ My latest experience of the daunting onslaught of technology was at a main south London train station. I asked a member of staff where I could get a ticket.

She pointed to a row of machines. I wanted an office where I could buy the ticket. ‘Why?’ she snapped. ‘I like to speak to a person,’ was my quiet response. ‘Come on, I’ll do it for you,’ she tut-tutted.

After three attempts she was unable to get the ticket I wanted from the machine of her choice. ‘Don’t worry,’ I said, ‘I’ll get it the other end,’ which was Dorking.

When I arrived at Dorking I was in a different ‘time level’ – the fare being £1.40 cheaper had I been successful back in London.
David Miles, London

Would you rather deal with a real person than a machine?Comment Now

■ Stefan Badham (MetroTalk, Thu) believes it is ‘completely hypocritical’ of Michael Sheen to want Welsh characters to be played by Welsh actors because he has played non-Welsh parts himself.

While you will see Welsh actors take on non-Welsh roles, there isn’t an equal playing field. You can say it’s hypocritical but look at the bigger picture.

I can think of a few Welsh actors – such as Rhys Ifans, Matthew Rhys, Michael Sheen and Ioan Gruffudd – who have played non-Welsh roles but when have you seen Welsh actors play Welsh characters?

To be honest, I can’t think of any and that’s the point. We can talk about actors having the craft and muscle to be able to play all roles, which is a lovely, naïve value to have but doesn’t work in practice across other nationalities, and social minorities.

JK Rowling requested only English actors for English roles during filming of the Harry Potter series, while Orange Is The New Black hired a trans actress to play a trans role, another group where cis actors are favoured (trans actors are also less likely to play cis roles, that is a fact).

If they can do it, then surely other people in the industry with equal stature can follow suit.
Laura, Walthamstow

How many Welsh actors can you name off the top of your head?Comment Now
JK Rowling
JK Rowling requested only English actors for English roles during filming of the Harry Potter series (Picture: Mike Marsland/WireImage)
Prince Harry Gives Evidence At The Mirror Group Newspapers Trial - Day 2
Prince Harry is one of several claimants in a lawsuit against Mirror Group Newspapers related to allegations of unlawful information gathering in previous decades (Picture: Carl Court/Getty)
Do you think Prince Harry is brave to give evidence in court?Comment Now

■ To Andrew from Islington (MetroTalk, Thu), why should Harry – who is taking the owners of the Mirror newspaper to court – be ‘like his brother and come to terms with much of the media’? He is not his brother, he’s is own person, with his own choices. As you say, Andrew, they made his life a misery, so, yes, standing up to what’s wrong, and possibly even illegal, seems quite the right thing to do.

And it’s brave. Standing up to this media behaviour helps us shape a better future.

Sorry, but when you say ‘the papers loved him but he didn’t act like a royal’, isn’t that blaming him for their bad habits? As if they were demanding of him to ‘just sit there and be quiet’.
Esme, Peckham

■ I don’t get why some people think Phillip Schofield is being vilified for being gay over his secret affair with a younger male colleague. He came out as gay a while back and got loads of support.

What he is being criticised for is covering up an extramarital affair right under everyone’s noses and lying about it.
Paul, London

Schofield closes his eyes, shakes his head and pauses talking about his ‘Poor mental state’
Phillip Schofield gave an interview about his ‘Poor mental state’ to the BBC (Picture: BBC)
Why do you think Phillip Schofield is being criticised?Comment Now

■ Someone has suggested Phillip Schofield should write a book about his story. But, can you believe a word he writes? Using the homophobia card to blanket-fight any criticisms is cowardice and gives our LGBT community a bad name. Threatening to self-harm just to get public sympathy is despicable and pathetic.
A Gay Man, London

■ Schofieldgate/Harrygate! Can we please now shut the gate.
Sara, via email

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