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The Paris transport authority increases the amount of its fare fines, whether in case of immediate or deferred payment.
The fine for fraud will rise to 70 euros in case of immediate payment, 120 euros within 90 days and 180 euros beyond.
Three months after presenting an extensive plan to combat fraud in public transport in France, RATP and Ile-de-France Mobilitys will take action. As of 2 June, the tariff fines will increase sharply.
The fraudsters will have to pay 70 euros, an increase of 20 euros, in the case of an immediate payment. The lack of validation of a pass in buses and trams will be sanctioned to the tune of 15 euros. This hardening aims to "improve the effectiveness of the fight against fraud", said the Régie on Thursday.
The RATP decided to take action a few weeks ago in the face of significant losses related to fraud in the transport sector in France. Every year, more than 1.7 million infringements are recorded, for an estimated shortfall of 700 million euros. However, the current fraud rate, estimated at 4.8%, remains relatively low and close to the target set at 3.5%. It is even among the weakest in the world. Despite this, the government has presented a plan…
An extensive display campaign will be deployed in the metro and RER to warn users.
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