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Metlink have a campaign against fare evading, which pretty much paints you as a criminal/traitor if you don’t pay. One of their slogans is ‘“No change” is no excuse’. I think it’s a valid excuse, but also wondered how it might apply to requests for change from the homeless. A homeless guy once told me you should always pay for PT as the fines were really bad (pretty heartbreaking as he was getting food out of a bin). Couple that with the rise in PT fares, and I don’t think it bodes well for anyone. Hosier La
