# The Railways (Penalty Fares) Regulations 2018, Paragraph 2: Compulsory ticket area notice

Extent: E+W+S

(1) A compulsory ticket area notice must contain—
(a) the penalty fares logo as shown in Part 3;
(b) the word “WARNING” in large, prominent text at the top of the notice;
(c) the wording—
(i) “You are about to enter a Compulsory Ticket Area”;
(ii) “You must have a platform ticket or valid travel ticket before passing this point”; and
(iii) “Otherwise you may be charged a Penalty Fare”;
(d) subject to paragraph (da) the wording “A Penalty Fare is a minimum of £20. If you intend to travel, a Penalty Fare is £20 or twice the full single fare applicable to your journey (whichever is greater)”;
(da) in stations in England, the wording “A penalty fare is £100 (reduced to £50 if it is paid within 21 days) plus, if you intend to travel, the full single fare applicable to your journey”;
(e) wording which indicates where information about the circumstances in which a person may be charged a penalty fare for being in or leaving a compulsory ticket area is published or may be obtained; and
(f) the logo, and name if the logo does not contain the name, of each operator that charges penalty fares in relation to trains arriving at or departing from the compulsory ticket area.
(2) The absence of a logo or name, as required by sub-paragraph (1)(f), on a notice only invalidates the notice in relation to the operator whose logo or name is missing.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2018/366/schedule/1/paragraph/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/railways-penalty-fares-regulations-2018/schedule-1/paragraph-2
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