Fare Dodgers: At War with the Law

Transport for London investigators Rich and Greg are pursuing a suspect they allege has accumulated over £1,500 in unpaid fares. The alleged fare evader is thought to have incurred the debt on the Elizabeth Line in east London. Their investigation focuses on tracking his movements and recovering the lost revenue.

The programme follows Transport for London’s own investigators, Rich and Greg, as they go about their day‑to‑day work. It gives viewers a look inside the city's transport enforcement team, highlighting the methods they use and the challenges they face while keeping the rail network running smoothly. The focus is on real‑world policing within the capital’s public‑transport system. In this episode Rich and Greg zero in on a particular case that has them chasing a man they suspect of racking up more than £1,500 in unpaid fares. The alleged fare‑dodger is believed to have travelled extensively across east London, making use of the newly opened Elizabeth Line. They're piecing together travel records and CCTV footage in an effort to pinpoint the individual and recover the outstanding sum. The story centres on the substantial amount of money left unpaid and the impact such evasion has on the service. By concentrating on east London and the Elizabeth Line, the episode shows how fare‑evasion can affect a specific part of the network. Rich and Greg’s pursuit underscores the importance of accountability and the lengths the transport authority will go to protect its revenue. Throughout the episode, Rich and Greg demonstrate how they track the suspect through the Elizabeth Line’s stations, using the same £1,500 figure as a benchmark for the scale of the offence.