Half of the fines at De Lijn are not collected: “Travellers who pay their fare properly are the victims” | Interior

PoliticsThe Flemish Transport Company is increasingly suffering from travelers without a valid ticket. On top of that, only half of the fare dodgers who are caught pay their fine. In this way, De Lijn misses at least 3.5 million euros annually. Is it just an increase in defaulters or is there more to it? “All the money that De Lijn is now missing out on due to fare fare cannot be invested in affordable and efficient public transport.”