300 euro fine because the S-Bahn ticket was stamped in the wrong direction. The tourists of Mühlviertel felt threatened by inspectors and called the police for help.
The anticipation of two Mühlviertler families was high when they started their holiday in Munich on Ascension Day. They stayed three nights at the Hotel Holiday Inn in the Berg am Laim district. “After arrival we bought a local transport group ticket for five people,” says Gottfried Kraft (52) from Ried in der Riedmark.
Aggressive Control
When the families took the S-Bahn back to the hotel on Thursday evening after a sightseeing trip, their tickets were checked. “We had the group ticket stamped with a ticket validator and had a good conscience,” says Kraft. But the further course turned out to be much more unpleasant than expected. “The three inspectors were extremely aggressive, accusing us of validating the ticket in the wrong direction and forbidding us to continue our journey,” said Kraft, who calmly tried to explain to the Germans that the ticket had been paid and validated. railway no damage had occurred. “But we had offered the inspectors to have the ticket stamped on the other side.” But this was harshly rejected and the five people of the Mühlviertel, who felt really threatened by the trio, were fined 300 euros: “We also had to pay for a new group ticket.”
threatening situation
As the trio’s behavior became increasingly menacing, Kraft called the police, who shook their head in surprise but could do nothing about the tourist scam. Kraft: “The inspectors were not open to arguments, they were clearly punishing, apparently to collect their commissions. Our image of Munich is now more than tarnished!”
Source: Krone
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