Channel 5’s Fare Dodgers: At War with the Law is back this Monday at 9:00 PM. The fly-on-the-wall docuseries continues to track the efforts of Transport for London’s Revenue Protection officers as they crack down on those trying to cheat the system—one unpaid fare at a time.
This week, investigators Rich and Greg are hot on the trail of a seasoned fare dodger who might have scammed TfL out of over £5,000. They’re also heading to Surrey Quays, where a passenger’s free-travel scheme involves some creative bank card maneuvering. Meanwhile, at Waterloo Station, Revenue Protection officer Sam faces a different kind of challenge: a man more concerned with finding a toilet than answering questions about his ticket (or lack thereof).
The series pulls back the curtain on the daily grind of enforcing fare regulations—a job that requires equal parts diligence and a high tolerance for the absurd. We get a front-row seat to the cat-and-mouse game between officers and evaders, along with a look at the wider financial impact of fare dodging on London’s transit network.
