Originally Posted by hwmorth

That sounds serious.. Although, admittedly, with the types of conducters Iīve met, I can see this situation

OTOH, I do that quite often and never had trouble (I tend to be one of those people running up the stairs and jumping into the train when the doors alread beep). The important thing is just to tell him rightaway you need a ticket.

Considering the surcharge itīs not optimal in any case, but good as a backup.