Transport for London (TfL) has announced the first results from Operation Vector, a new targeted enforcement partnership with the British Transport Police (BTP), designed to identify and stop persistent fare evaders across its network. The crackdown is part of a bold strategy to tackle fare evasion across all TfL services, with the goal of driving down the rate to below 1.5 per cent by 2030/31.
Operation Vector uses an intelligence-led approach and brings together plain-clothes BTP officers with Revenue Control teams and uniformed Transport Support Enforcement staff to identify and intercept persistent fare evaders who routinely push through ticket barriers. As part of the operation, officers are deployed beyond the gateline and use coordinated communications to track and stop those attempting to travel without paying.