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RSS FeedsIs TTC fare evasion worse than a parking violation?
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10 september 2019 17:39:11

 
Is TTC fare evasion worse than a parking violation?
(The Star Food)
 


When Ben Aydin discovered some old TTC tokens in his daughter’s piggy bank he decided to make use of them.One day after work he boarded the Spadina streetcar and found the machine on board wouldn’t accept his token. When the streetcar got to Spadina station he approached two fare inspectors to explain the situation and his intention to pay. Aydin, who normally drives to work, ended up stuck with a $250 ticket for failing to provide proof-of-payment.“It doesn’t make sense,” said Aydin. “I had every intent to pay. It’s like me seeing cops outside of a store and just walking out of the store without paying.”In Toronto, the cost of riding public transit versus paying for an hour of metered parking is about the same.If you park your car and forget to pay or don’t display the receipt it could cost you $30. If you forget to tap your Presto card or grab a transfer on the TTC it could cost you nearly 10 times that amount.According to 2016 census data from Statistics Canada more than two-thirds of Torontonians list driving as their main mode of commuting. For a city that apparently wants to encourage the use of public transit the discrepancy in fine amounts between city parking and the TTC has some people scratching their heads.“The transit system is constantly starved for funding and the blame is often put on those who evade transit fares,” said TTCriders spokesperson Vincent Puhakka. “We think the real evaders are the politicians who for years have starved the system.”The average parking ticket issued by the city in 2018 was roughly $50. A fine for rush-hour offences is $150 while a three-hour parking violation will run you $15.Based on the list of fines on the TTC website, the lowest transit fine is still higher than a serious parking offence. Things like placing your feet on a seat or roller-skating on TTC property can get you a $195 ticket. The fine for getting caught evading fare on the TT ...


 
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