Girl, 19, fuming after being forced to pay £100 after £3 train ticket mistake
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA teenage student has told how she's been slapped with an 'insane' fine she says is equivalent to a week's worth of rent over a £3 train ticket mishap.
Hannah King, 19, was travelling with Northern Rail from Salford - where she had been visiting her friend - to Manchester Piccadilly when her mobile phone that her e-ticket was on ran out of charge.
Hannah's friend, who has not been named, bought her a new ticket but accidentally forgot to remove her railcard from the purchase. Try MEN Premium for FREE by clicking here for no ads, fun puzzles and brilliant new features. The journalism student, from Leeds, bought a £3.20 ticket at the discounted price of £2.15 but has now been slapped with a fine, bringing the outlay to £103.20 thanks to being issued with a £100 penalty, reports Leeds Live.
Hannah said she was stopped by Northern rail staff, who took her details and advised her a letter would be sent out in the post for failing to have a railcard.
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