00:01Rail passengers using discounted tickets could face extra checks under plans to reduce ticketing fraud.
00:08The Department for Transport says a trial will introduce a simple verification step for people using rail cards
00:14when buying tickets online, at machines or in ticket offices.
00:18Officials say the move could save around ┬г20 million a year by preventing misuse
00:23while helping passengers avoid mistakes that might lead to fare evasion cases.
00:28Separately, proposals linked to the future national operator Great British Railways
00:33would allow passengers to claim delay compensation from the retailer that sold the ticket,
00:38including third-party apps, rather than the train company running the service.
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