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Firstly, and taking what you've posted at face value, you have my sympathies: I've seen FCC inspectors in action and some of them are nasty bullies. They have a reputation for preying on women travelling alone as well.
Next, I think LM might be overstating things. The rules for carnets...
This is an interesting thread - I've always wondered about these strict liability offences:
If say, you have a valid ticket when you start you journey but then you lose it, it seems you have committed a criminal offence. This is harsh but fair enough, some might say, its every passengers'...
I've had this exact same issue with rude, aggressive FCC RPI's refusing to show me their ID. I suspect that they are reluctant to show thier ID because they want to make it difficult for passengers to complain.
They may have actually committed a criminal offence under the Railway Byelaws by...
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