Fare dodgers cost Warsaw PLN 80 mln

ZDG TOR consultants and SW research released a report claiming that the City of Warsaw is losing about PLN 80 million per year in uncollected public transportation fares. The consultants have suggested the installation of automatic ticket machines in all units of transportation as a remedy. Upon installation of ticket machines and tightened measures, the City of Wrocław increased transportation receipts by 20 percent up to a total of PLN 150 million. In any given year, a billion riders use public transportation in Warsaw and the city collects around PLN 800 million in revenue from public transit tickets, reported ISBnews. Warsaw's modal mix includes a 68.5 percent share of public transport use. A single-fare ticket costs PLN 4.40. Fare revenues amount to 36 percent of the transportation budget, according to ZTM.