Tip Of The Day: How To Stop Freeloaders

My colleague in France told me a useful tip.

Often in the North East and most probably in all parts of the country many passengers hold out large notes to the driver in the hope that he/she does not have enough change and that as a result they will get a free ride.

"What you do," he said, "in that situation, is take their note, hold it up to the light, then rip it in two, telling them that you don't like the look of their money. The look on their faces is a treat. there's no damage done because you just tape it up and the banks will accept it.

They never do it again.