Excess fare

How it is used

A ticketing term distinct from a penalty fare; ask staff what change the additional payment covers.

Example sentences

1. The clerk calculated an excess fare so we could use the alternative route.

   The payment changes the travel entitlement attached to the existing ticket.

2. He kept the excess fare receipt with his original ticket for the inspection.

   The original ticket and the additional document explain the revised entitlement together.

Common collocations

• pay an excess fare
• excess fare receipt

Related terms

• fareThe amount of money you pay to travel on a plane, train, bus, taxi or boat.
• ticketA paper or electronic document showing that you have paid to travel on a plane, train, bus or boat, or to enter a place.

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