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Post by slr on Aug 13, 2013 21:37:04 GMT
They're doing more plain clothes activities now, seems to work apparently... But you can ALWAYS spot them a mile off....or is it just because I "know" all the local ones Normally recognise them from canteen in NX lol, to be fair I don't think the plain clothes are there to trick you however easy it is.
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Post by lc1 on Aug 14, 2013 13:23:09 GMT
But you can ALWAYS spot them a mile off....or is it just because I "know" all the local ones Normally recognise them from canteen in NX lol, to be fair I don't think the plain clothes are there to trick you however easy it is. Ain't that the truth, 2 sitting at Shooters Hill Police Station, wearing IDENTICAL Polo shirts!!!!
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Post by mondraker275 on Aug 14, 2013 14:32:48 GMT
I had an RPI on my carriage while on the tube between stations. Never even knew that happened on the tube, but the chances of that happening is probably equal to the chances they actually find someone on the tube without a valid ticket i.e. Unlikely.
I miss the 'hit squads' at Mile End when the 25 was bendy bus operation, in a couple of hours I think they would have got £1000's in fines.
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Post by ServerKing on Aug 14, 2013 15:49:22 GMT
They're doing more plain clothes activities now, seems to work apparently... But you can ALWAYS spot them a mile off....or is it just because I "know" all the local ones The TfL badge round their neck is a dead giveaway ? surprised they don't carry a warrant badge or wallet like the inspectors on Greater Anglia do... The Greater Anglia guys will even ask you under caution (the same one a copper will use on you) if you fail to produce a ticket for your journey... Would shake up a few fare dodgers if they thought they were gonna get nicked... ?
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Post by Steve09 on Aug 14, 2013 16:46:31 GMT
I had an RPI on my carriage while on the tube between stations. Never even knew that happened on the tube, but the chances of that happening is probably equal to the chances they actually find someone on the tube without a valid ticket i.e. Unlikely. I miss the 'hit squads' at Mile End when the 25 was bendy bus operation, in a couple of hours I think they would have got £1000's in fines. The only time that I've seen RPI's on the tube despite all my travels is at the busy exit of White City (Central line) ages ago when I was checked after passing through the barriers. However, I remember from the tube documentary last year that they do also check tickets on service trains.
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Post by slr on Aug 14, 2013 16:59:23 GMT
I had an RPI on my carriage while on the tube between stations. Never even knew that happened on the tube, but the chances of that happening is probably equal to the chances they actually find someone on the tube without a valid ticket i.e. Unlikely. I miss the 'hit squads' at Mile End when the 25 was bendy bus operation, in a couple of hours I think they would have got £1000's in fines. The only time that I've seen RPI's on the tube despite all my travels is at the busy exit of White City (Central line) ages ago when I was checked after passing through the barriers. However, I remember from the tube documentary last year that they do also check tickets on service trains. On the tubes, they're a completely different unit within TfL and are called RCI (Revenue Control Inspectors) rather than RPI as on buses. Apparently they get quite touchy if you get it wrong ;D. lc1 with regard to them wearing the same shirts, must be a coincidence as from certain documents I have seen they are expected to wear their own clothes but have guidelines regarding massive logos on display etc. Swadbus will be able to confirm maybe?
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Post by lc1 on Aug 14, 2013 18:15:25 GMT
Yeah I reckon to the shop together and bought them!!!!
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Post by deppy42 on Aug 14, 2013 19:11:14 GMT
They're doing more plain clothes activities now, seems to work apparently... But you can ALWAYS spot them a mile off....or is it just because I "know" all the local ones Yesterday we had 12, yes twelve! of them in the Hounslow canteen together with half a dozen PCSO's and police from the safer transport team preparing for a hit on routes around Hounslow...
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Post by Swadbus on Aug 16, 2013 7:03:55 GMT
The only time that I've seen RPI's on the tube despite all my travels is at the busy exit of White City (Central line) ages ago when I was checked after passing through the barriers. However, I remember from the tube documentary last year that they do also check tickets on service trains. On the tubes, they're a completely different unit within TfL and are called RCI (Revenue Control Inspectors) rather than RPI as on buses. Apparently they get quite touchy if you get it wrong ;D. lc1 with regard to them wearing the same shirts, must be a coincidence as from certain documents I have seen they are expected to wear their own clothes but have guidelines regarding massive logos on display etc. Swadbus will be able to confirm maybe? Quite correct.
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Post by snoggle on Aug 16, 2013 16:18:04 GMT
Looks like the RPI hit squads were having a day out in Waltham Forest today. 5 of them at the Bakers Arms and then 6 at Bell Corner. They seemed to be picking off buses in pairs. I got checked on a 48 and someone was doing the "I'm very asleep routine" as we arrived at the Central. I just grinned at the inspector who smiled a knowing smile. Later the W11 I was on was so stuffed full that none of the 6 at the Bell Corner opted to get on board to try to check tickets.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 1, 2013 10:37:48 GMT
RPI's cost money and if drivers do their job properly there is little scope for fare evasion.
The few that are about seem to go for easy targets where the chances are everybody will have paid and they'll get no aggro.
Where are RPI's at 2am?
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Post by greeny253 on Sept 6, 2013 12:36:30 GMT
RPI's cost money and if drivers do their job properly there is little scope for fare evasion. The few that are about seem to go for easy targets where the chances are everybody will have paid and they'll get no aggro. Where are RPI's at 2am? If the drivers do their jobs properly?? You want to try telling someone who's hell bent on not paying they can't travel and see what you get back. That said, requests for police assistance are usually answered and responded to pretty well. I personally use the fact that everyone else has paid as my ammo for not letting them on.
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Post by Swadbus on Sept 6, 2013 13:26:48 GMT
RPI's cost money and if drivers do their job properly there is little scope for fare evasion. The few that are about seem to go for easy targets where the chances are everybody will have paid and they'll get no aggro. Your comment appears to be spoken from the point of view of somebody with blinkered vision. What if somebody is using a counterfeit / copied pass? Or somebody is using a Freedom Pass / Zip pass / staff pass or similar and touches it on the bus for travel. The driver would not identify an irregularity of this type. What about staff fraud for example? How would you detect this without the presence of Revenue Protection Inspectors? Then there is the deterrent factor. If passengers know their is a possibility of a ticket check then clearly this will act as a deterrent in some cases. There are numerous other types of issues and irregularities that I could talk about but for obvious reasons I'm not going to disclose these on a public forum.
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Post by greeny253 on Sept 6, 2013 13:39:53 GMT
RPI's cost money and if drivers do their job properly there is little scope for fare evasion. The few that are about seem to go for easy targets where the chances are everybody will have paid and they'll get no aggro. Your comment appears to be spoken from the point of view of somebody with blinkered vision. What if somebody is using a counterfeit / copied pass? Or somebody is using a Freedom Pass / Zip pass / staff pass or similar and touches it on the bus for travel. The driver would not identify an irregularity of this type. What about staff fraud for example? How would you detect this without the presence of Revenue Protection Inspectors? Then there is the deterrent factor. If passengers know their is a possibility of a ticket check then clearly this will act as a deterrent in some cases. There are numerous other types of issues and irregularities that I could talk about but for obvious reasons I'm not going to disclose these on a public forum. *there.....
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Post by Swadbus on Sept 7, 2013 19:46:03 GMT
*their x2 *facepalm*
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