fined by ticket bods on the bus- advice please

[littlebabyjesus]

If you ignore it, it may go away, but it may not. That is a risk. It's up to you whether or not you decide to take that risk. Nobody on here can decide for you.

Genuinely friendly advice – if you find yourself having to fare dodge, stand or sit by the doors and look out for inspectors at each stop. If you see them, get out. Too late now, I know.

Edit: A thought that might be worth a go. Phone them up and explain your circumstances and offer to pay the £25 off over a longer period, say £5 per week or even £5 per month if you're really strapped. They may well go for it as this is the kind of arrangement that courts will make for those on benefits to pay off debts. What they won't do is let you off just because you're skint (most people who dodge the buses are pretty skint!), but as long as you've agreed to pay, they ought to be flexible. I'd be surprised if they aren't.

 

[littlebabyjesus]

If you have been bunking the bus for ten years and pay up you'll be quids in, also if you get of a stop before big transport hubs you would avoid them probably

This is bad advice ime. Inspectors get on one bus, inspect, then get off at the next stop and wait for another. They can get on anywhere, and they can target unlikely times, too. The only time you're pretty much guaranteed not to be inspected is if the bus is totally packed.