So I parked my car at the train station on Monday morning and piss bolted onto the train which had just pulled up to the station. The trains in Melbourne suck. If I hadn’t got on that train I would have had to wait half an hour for the privilege of being able to smell some woman’s hair on another overcrowded train. Then I would have been late for work and generally grumpy. So I got onto the train.
Now when I arrived in the city, I immediately went to the ticket officer at the gates to ask if I could purchase a ticket. I could have flashed an old ticket and walked straight through but I wanted to do the right thing. As I’m doing this, a little undercover Nazi drags me off, asks for name, address etc. and starts asking me why I dont have a ticket.
“I didn’t have time to purchase a ticket before I got onto the train” I say, “I was attempting to purchase one when you began talking to me” I say.
“You’ll be receiving some correspondence in the mail” he says, “What correspondence?” I enquire, “correspondence” he says, “It’s a fine isn’t it?” I say, “You’ll receive some correspondence” he says. “Call it what it is, it’s a fine isn’t it?” “Yes” he says.
What sort of fracking company and their dipshit employees penalise customers who are attempting to pay for the service that they have provided. What sort of fracking company destroys customer good will in this way? WHAT IS WRONG WITH THEM!!!!!!
According to the moronic Transport (Ticketing) Regulations 2006 they can legally give me a fine in this sort of situation. But what sort of heartless asshole would?
The only reason I did get fined was because I was trying to buy a ticket.
I hope that guy enjoys his depressingly shit job. And Connex can go and choke on the $62 million that they’ve been fined for late and cancelled trains since 2004.
I now feel a little bit better.
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