One of Britain’s most prolific rail fare dodgers could face jail after admitting dozens of travel offences.
Charles Brohiri, 29, pleaded guilty to travelling without buying a ticket on Govia Thameslink train journeys 112 times over a two-year period, Westminster Magistrates’ Court heard.
He could be ordered to pay more than £18,000 in unpaid fares and legal costs, the court was told.
District Judge Nina Tempia warned Brohiri “could face a custodial sentence because of the number of offences he has committed”. He will be sentenced on 11 February.
Brohiri, dressed in black, pleaded guilty to 76 offences on Thursday.
It came after he was convicted in his absence of 36 charges at a previous hearing.
During Thursday’s hearing, Judge Tempia dismissed a bid by Brohiri’s lawyers to have the 36 convictions overturned.
They had argued the prosecutions were unlawful because they had not been brought by a qualified legal professional.
But Judge Tempia rejected the argument, saying there had been “no abuse of this court’s process”.
The 112 charges span from February 2024 to November 2025.
In addition, Brohiri is also accused of continuing to dodge fares in late November and December last year – and as recently as last week.
At a previous hearing in August last year, Brohiri was bailed and told “not to be present on or attempt to gain access to any train owned or operated by Govia Thameslink”.
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