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Violence and lost revenue: Fare evasion and its impact on TfL

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07 July 2025

Violence and lost revenue: Fare evasion and its impact on TfL

Transport for London (TfL) has estimated that the lost revenue caused by fare evasion in 2023/24 was “more than £130m”.1

A TfL report also found that fare evasion and payment disputes are the cause of around half of all incidents of violence and aggression towards its staff.

Tomorrow, the London Assembly Transport Committee will ask what TfL is doing to tackle fare evasion and learn more about the impact it has on staff.

The guests are:

Panel 1: 10am – 11.30am

  • Jared Wood - London Transport Regional Organiser, RMT
  • Michael Roberts - Chief Executive, London TravelWatch

Panel 2: 11.30am – 1pm

  • Siwan Hayward OBE - Director of Security, Policing and Enforcement, TfL
  • Jonathan Gronow - Analysis Manager, TfL

The meeting will take place on Tuesday 8 July at 10am in the Chamber at City Hall, Kamal Chunchie Way, E16 1ZE.

Media and members of the public are invited to attend.

The meeting can also be viewed LIVE or later via webcast or YouTube.

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Notes to editors

  1. TfL: Revenue protection summary
  2. Read the agenda in full
  3. Elly Baker AM, Chair of the Transport Committee, is available for interview
  4. As well as investigating issues that matter to Londoners, the London Assembly acts as a check and a balance on the Mayor
  5. Find out more about the work of the Transport Committee

For more details, please contact Josh Hunt on 07763 252310 or at [email protected]. For out of hours media enquiries, call 020 7983 4000 and ask for the London Assembly duty press officer.

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