Hungarian man travelled withouth a ticket 760 times, has to spend a year in jail!
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A Hungarian man collected a fine worth 35,000 Euros (11 Million Forints) between 2012 and 2016, and now he has to face some pretty serious consequences. He used the services of the Hungarian State Railways (Magyar Államvasutak Zrt. a.k.a. MÁV) without paying for it over 760 times in four years. The judge wants to set a precedent with this case.
A Hungarian man travelled without a valid ticket over 760 times on the railway line between Nagykáta and Budapest, Iho.hu reports. He was asked to get off the trains multiple times, but he always managed to get back on them.
His continuous violations over the years added up to a nice round amount of 35,000 Euros (11 Million Forints). The man was not willing to pay anything, so MÁV decided to sue him.
The verdict is in: the man has to spend one year in jail. He is also prohibited from participating in any kind of public affairs (including voting, for example) for three years. On top of all these, he still has to pay a EUR 2,750 (HUF 870,000) fine to the Hungarian State Railways (MÁV).
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