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Each time I go through the station on my commute I have to pass through the barriers 3 times. In an attempt to stop people passing their tickets back over the barrier for someone else to use, the barriers are limited to 2 ticket-reads per hour so I end up stuck on the inside of the barrier every time.
This means I have to go & queue with the people that didn't buy a ticket as they go through being served by one slow guard at the gates. Not a huge problem I know but it happens twice a day to most cyclists using the station & has caused me to miss the train a few times. I obviously wouldn't do it every time but when it's touch & go to catch the train it would be useful to just jump over since my ticket is definitely valid.
Cheers for the answers though.
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Lw.
Greenbank
Penalty fares are issued for the act of travelling without a valid ticket
http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/times_fares/ticket_types/46592.aspx
You can't get a penalty fare for hopping the barrier, but why would you do it if you have a valid ticket?