MORE than 1,000 tram passengers have been fined since the new penalty fares system was introduced.
Since June, new green and silver-coloured buy-before-you-board machines have appeared outside tram stops across the city.
But they have caused much controversy, with 1,050 people so far receiving a £50 fine. Anyone who is given such a notice has the right to appeal under a three stage appeals process.
Tomorrow, Nottingham City Council's Greater Nottingham Light Rapid Transit Advisory Committee will give their views on three letters from people who have been fined.
Former RAF medic Vicky Hallam, pictured, won her appeal. The 31-year-old, of Wootton Bassett, had been staying in Nottingham to celebrate her mother's birthday, and caught the tram from Hucknall. She said she missed the signs and had money in her hand to pay, but was told she would have to get off and pay a fine.
According to a report by the director of Nottingham Express Transit, people are becoming more aware of the changes.
It reads: "Since the commencement of penalty fares the average rate of issue of penalty fare notices has fallen from around 32 per day (measured over a 14-day period) to around 12 per day."
