Four rail passengers have each been fined over £400 for failing to pay for their train tickets before travelling.

Jack Heath, 27, from Henley was ordered to pay a total of £438 after he avoided paying for a £4.40 ticket on August 20.

He was fined £220, and ordered to pay compensation of £4.40, a surcharge of £34 and costs of £180.

Ashley Padgham, 40, from Maidenhead, failed to pay for a £25 ticket travelling through Oxford on the same date. 

She was fined a total of £459. This included a fine of £220, costs of £180 and a surcharge of £34, as well as £25 to pay in compensation. 

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Dean Warman, 42, from Headington, Oxford, was ordered to pay £446.40 for fare evasion. He failed to pay £12.40 for his journey on August 23. He was fined £220, including a surcharge of £34. Ordered to pay compensation of £12.40 and costs of £180.

Tom Finch, 30, from London, was caught at Didcot Parkway on September 3, after failing to pay £10.70 for his journey. He was finned a total of £444.70, which included a fine of £220, a surcharge of £34, £10.70 compensation and £180 costs.

They were sentenced at Oxford Magistrates Court last month.

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