This problem has become more and more frequent for me lately. It's the issue of ticket machines refusing to accept my coins. In one case - Fatima - two of us were attempting to buy tickets, but in both cases the machine refused to take some of our money despite several attempts and trying different coins. The machine on the opposite platform was out of order. We had no choice but to board the next tram ticketless. Thankfully there was no inspector on board. Can anyone explain the legal consequences of being caught "evading" a fare in such circumstances?
This problem has occured to me at a number of different stops and at different machines at those stops. It has caused me to miss trams, and its also the case that a machine will eventually accept a coin that it rejected at first, so it's not just me using dodgy money
Of course it wouldn't be a problem if they just did the simple thing and accepted credit cards.