A HEREFORDSHIRE man has been ordered to pay hundreds of pounds after dodging a £1.65 train fare.

Abdou Jobe was proven guilty by magistrates in Lavender Hill.

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The court heard the 45-year-old had been caught travelling on the Croyden Tramlink system between Morden Road and Wimbledon without a valid ticket.

Jobe, of Salisbury Road, Herefordshire, was fined £220 and ordered to pay compensation of £1.65. He must also pay costs of £100 and a £34 victim surcharge.

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