30-03-2017 Civil Enforcement Officer giving a parking ticket, Stratford upon Avon, Warwickshire © John Harris

11-07-2016 Commuters protest against the terrible service by Southern Rail, Victoria Station, London. Regular commuters complain the franchise has cut train services and they have experienced persistent delays a... © Stefano Cagnoni

07-07-2016 Civil Enforcement officers take a break by aparking ticket machine © John Harris

08-10-2015 Passengers pass through ticket barriers at London Waterloo Station © Philip Wolmuth

30-09-2015 Ticket machines at London Bridge railway station © Philip Wolmuth

30-09-2015 Ticket machines at London Bridge railway station © Philip Wolmuth

17-06-2015 Residents protesting at new resident parking scheme, St Pauls, Bristol. A protestor dressed as a parking attendant issuing mock parking tickets. © Paul Box

17-06-2015 Residents protesting at new resident parking scheme, St Pauls, Bristol. A protestor dressed as a parking attendant issuing mock parking tickets. © Paul Box

17-06-2015 Residents protesting at new resident parking scheme, St Pauls, Bristol. A protestor dressed as a parking attendant issuing mock parking tickets. © Paul Box

30-05-2015 Civil Enforcement Officer photographing a parked car with a handheld digital compliance device, Stratford Upon Avon. © John Harris

02-02-2015 A volunteer at the door handing out a tag with a numbers on to each person. The tag will later be used to get a free food parcel. The Drop in Kitchen, Barnsley Centre. © Connor Matheson

02-02-2015 A volunteer at the door handing out a tag with a numbers on to each person. The tag will later be used to get a free food parcel. The Drop in Kitchen, Barnsley Centre. © Connor Matheson

29-01-2015 A local man is given a ticket to collect his food parcel. Gateway food bank, Barnsley Centre. © Connor Matheson

15-10-2014 Railway staff and ticket turnstiles, Temple Meads railway station, Bristol. © Paul Box

09-05-2014 Los Angeles - A Policeman gives a ticket to a poor bike rider on Skid Row. The police are accused of harassing poor residents in order to force them out of the neighborhood, to make room for more upsc... © David Bacon

08-04-2014 A crowd gathering around a police officer writing a ticket for a traffic offence, Shanghai, China © Timm Sonnenschein

05-02-2014 London underground RMT and TSSA members take strike action to defend jobs and services for ticket office workers. Kings Cross. © Jess Hurd

05-02-2014 London underground RMT and TSSA members take strike action to defend jobs and services for ticket office workers. Kings Cross. © Jess Hurd

05-02-2014 TFL staff assist commuters. London underground RMT and TSSA members take strike action to defend jobs and services for ticket office workers. Kings Cross. © Jess Hurd

05-02-2014 London underground RMT and TSSA members take strike action to defend jobs and services for ticket office workers. Kings Cross. © Jess Hurd

05-02-2014 London underground RMT and TSSA members take strike action to defend jobs and services for ticket office workers. Kings Cross. © Jess Hurd

05-02-2014 London underground RMT and TSSA members take strike action to defend jobs and services for ticket office workers. Kings Cross. © Jess Hurd

05-02-2014 Met policing bus stops. London underground RMT and TSSA members take strike action to defend jobs and services for ticket office workers. Kings Cross. © Jess Hurd

05-02-2014 London underground RMT and TSSA members take strike action to defend jobs and services for ticket office workers. Kings Cross. © Jess Hurd

05-02-2014 London underground RMT and TSSA members take strike action to defend jobs and services for ticket office workers. Kings Cross. © Jess Hurd

05-02-2014 London underground RMT and TSSA members take strike action to defend jobs and services for ticket office workers. Kings Cross. © Jess Hurd

05-02-2014 London underground RMT and TSSA members take strike action to defend jobs and services for ticket office workers. Kings Cross. © Jess Hurd

05-02-2014 London underground RMT and TSSA members take strike action to defend jobs and services for ticket office workers. Kings Cross. © Jess Hurd

05-02-2014 London underground RMT and TSSA members take strike action to defend jobs and services for ticket office workers. Kings Cross. © Jess Hurd

05-02-2014 London underground RMT and TSSA members take strike action to defend jobs and services for ticket office workers. Kings Cross. © Jess Hurd

05-02-2014 TFL staff assist commuters. London underground RMT and TSSA members take strike action to defend jobs and services for ticket office workers. Kings Cross. © Jess Hurd

05-02-2014 London underground RMT and TSSA members take strike action to defend jobs and services for ticket office workers. Kings Cross. © Jess Hurd

05-02-2014 London underground RMT and TSSA members take strike action to defend jobs and services for ticket office workers. Kings Cross. © Jess Hurd

05-02-2014 London underground RMT and TSSA members take strike action to defend jobs and services for ticket office workers. Kings Cross. © Jess Hurd

04-02-2014 Martin Powell-Davies, NUT addresses London underground workers rally with supporters ahead of the tube strike against ticket office closures and job losses. Euston Station, London. © Jess Hurd

04-02-2014 Steve Hedley RMT. London underground workers rally with supporters ahead of the tube strike against ticket office closures and job losses. Euston Station, London. © Jess Hurd

25-10-2012 A civil enforcement officer placing a ticket on the windscreen of a wrongly parked car otside the Birmingham Courts © Timm Sonnenschein

28-07-2012 Young couple - a white girl and an Asian boy - embrace as ticket holders around them enter the Olympic Park in Stratford on the first competitve day of the London2012 Olympic Games, with The Orbit to... © Stefano Cagnoni

28-07-2012 Ticket holders in the Olympic Park in Stratford on the first competitve day of the London2012 Olympic Games, with The Orbit art construction designed by Anish Kapoor in the background. © Stefano Cagnoni

27-07-2012 Civil Enforcement Officer on patrol, Birmingham. © John Harris

27-07-2012 Civil Enforcement Officer on patrol, issuing a Penalty charge notice, sticking it to the windscreen of an illegally parked lorry, Birmingham. © John Harris

27-07-2012 Passenger trying to buy a ticket from a self service machine, London and Midland, Stratford upon Avon railway station. © John Harris

27-07-2012 Passengers buying a train ticket from staff in a ticket office, Stratford upon Avon railway station. © John Harris

27-07-2012 Passengers buying a train ticket from staff in a ticket office, Stratford upon Avon railway station. © John Harris

27-07-2012 Passenger purchasing a tain ticket from self service machine, London and Midland, Birmingham Snow Hill station © John Harris

27-07-2012 Passenger purchasing a tain ticket from a Virgin fast ticket self service machine, London and Midland, Birmingham Snow Hill station © John Harris

27-07-2012 Passengers buying a train ticket from staff in a ticket office, Birmingham New Street railway station. © John Harris

09-07-2012 Ashford International Station in Kent: a ticket guard on a late night train into London apologizes to passengers as the train they were travelling on was cancelled, after a relief driver failed to arr... © Stefano Cagnoni

09-07-2012 Ashford International Station in Kent: a ticket guard on a late night train into London apologizes to passengers as the train they were travelling on was cancelled, after a relief driver failed to arr... © Stefano Cagnoni

09-07-2012 Ashford International Station in Kent: female ticket guard on a late night train into London apologizes to passengers, some with a child, as the train they were travelling on was cancelled, after a re... © Stefano Cagnoni

09-07-2012 Ashford International Station in Kent: a ticket guard on a late night train into London apologizes to passengers as the train they were travelling on was cancelled, after a relief driver failed to arr... © Stefano Cagnoni

09-07-2012 Ashford International Station in Kent: a ticket guard on a late night train into London apologizes to passengers with a child as the train they were travelling on was cancelled, after a relief driver... © Stefano Cagnoni

12-06-2012 Passenger buying a London Midland line ticket over the counter from a ticket office, Coventry Railway Station © John Harris

12-06-2012 Passengers buying tickets from a Virgin Trains self- service ticket machine, Coventry Railway Station © John Harris

29-03-2012 California- A gang of Oaxacan farm workers pick strawberries in a field near Santa Maria. Many members of the crew are Mixteco migrants from San Vincente, a town in Oaxaca, Mexico. Workers take the bo... © David Bacon

19-03-2012 Commuters at the newly opened concourse at King's Cross Station. Passenger using his iPhone to key in his reference to collect his pre-paid ticket from the automated ticket machine. © Stefano Cagnoni

19-03-2012 Commuters at the newly opened concourse with a latticework roof, King's Cross Station © Stefano Cagnoni

19-03-2012 Commuters at the newly opened concourse with a latticework roof, King's Cross Station © Stefano Cagnoni

19-03-2012 Passenger receiving advice from a Customer Service assistant on the concourse at King's Cross Station © Stefano Cagnoni

19-03-2012 Commuters at the newly opened concourse at King's Cross Station. Passengers waiting for trains and collecting tickets from the automated ticket machines. © Stefano Cagnoni

19-03-2012 Commuters at the newly opened concourse at King's Cross Station. Passengers using the automated ticket machine to buy their tickets. © Stefano Cagnoni

19-03-2012 Commuters at the newly opened concourse at King's Cross Station. Passenger using buying his ticket from the automated ticket machine. © Stefano Cagnoni

19-03-2012 Rush hour commuters arriving at King's Cross Station on a Monday morning © Stefano Cagnoni

19-03-2012 'Rush hour' commuters arriving at King's Cross Station on a Monday morning © Stefano Cagnoni

19-03-2012 'Rush hour' commuters arriving at King's Cross Station early on a Monday morning © Stefano Cagnoni

19-03-2012 'Rush hour' commuters arriving at King's Cross Station early on a Monday morning © Stefano Cagnoni

19-03-2012 'Rush hour' commuters arriving at King's Cross Station early on a Monday morning © Stefano Cagnoni

19-03-2012 'Rush hour' commuters arriving at King's Cross Station early on a Monday morning © Stefano Cagnoni

19-03-2012 'Rush hour' commuters arriving at King's Cross Station early on a Monday morning © Stefano Cagnoni

19-03-2012 'Rush hour' commuters arriving at King's Cross Station early on a Monday morning © Stefano Cagnoni

19-03-2012 'Rush hour' commuters arriving at King's Cross Station early on a Monday morning © Stefano Cagnoni

31-01-2012 Men deported from the United States waiting at an aid station run by Grupos Beta, a Mexican government agency that assists deportees. They will get medical attention, if needed, shelter for a few days... © Jim West

21-06-2011 A traffic warden issues a Penalty Notice parking ticket, City of London. © Philip Wolmuth

25-06-2010 Tourists buying tickets for Thames river boat Cruises. London. © Justin Tallis

27-05-2009 Migrants from Eastern Europe boarding a coach leaving for Poland as the recession reduces demand. London Victoria Coach Station. © Justin Tallis

16-02-2009 Mixtec and Zapotec farm workers from Oaxaca and Guerrero pick strawberries The fruit will be marketed by Green Giant. Workers bring the strawberries theyve picked to the checker, who inspects the frui... © David Bacon

16-02-2009 Mixtec and Zapotec farm workers from Oaxaca and Guerrero pick strawberries The fruit will be marketed by Green Giant. Workers bring the strawberries theyve picked to the checker, who inspects the frui... © David Bacon

16-02-2009 Mixtec and Zapotec farm workers from Oaxaca and Guerrero pick strawberries The fruit will be marketed by Green Giant. Workers bring the strawberries theyve picked to the checker, who inspects the frui... © David Bacon

16-02-2009 Mixtec and Zapotec farm workers from Oaxaca and Guerrero pick strawberries The fruit will be marketed by Green Giant. Workers bring the strawberries theyve picked to the checker, who inspects the frui... © David Bacon

13-08-2008 National Express East Coast main line staff, working at Kings Cross Station, London © Duncan Phillips

13-08-2008 National Express East Coast main line staff, working at Kings Cross Station, London © Duncan Phillips

13-08-2008 National Express East Coast main line staff, working at Kings Cross Station, London © Duncan Phillips

13-08-2008 Ticket Barrier Barking Station © Duncan Phillips

12-07-2008 Driver arguing with a parking attendant who has just issued a ticket for exceeding the time allowed. © John Harris

23-06-2008 Members of the public queueing to buy tickets for West End theatre productions © Stefano Cagnoni

23-06-2008 Ticketing staff serving customers at the box office at the Royal Opera House © Stefano Cagnoni

23-06-2008 Ticketing staff serving customers at the box office at the Royal Opera House © Stefano Cagnoni

23-06-2008 Ticketing staff serving customers at the box office at the Royal Opera House © Stefano Cagnoni

23-06-2008 Members of the public queueing to buy tickets for West End theatre productions © Stefano Cagnoni

23-06-2008 Members of the public queueing to buy tickets for West End theatre productions © Stefano Cagnoni

23-06-2008 Members of the public queueing to buy tickets for West End theatre productions © Stefano Cagnoni

08-04-2008 Disabled persons using the railways. © Duncan Phillips

08-04-2008 Disabled persons using the railways. © Duncan Phillips

08-04-2008 Disabled persons using the railways. © Duncan Phillips

08-04-2008 Disabled persons using the railways. © Duncan Phillips

08-04-2008 Disabled persons using the railways. © Duncan Phillips

08-04-2008 Disabled persons using the railways. © Duncan Phillips

08-04-2008 Disabled persons using the railways. © Duncan Phillips

08-04-2008 Disabled persons using the railways. © Duncan Phillips

28-12-2007 Pay and display parking machine, West Hampstead, London. © Philip Wolmuth