What is “Stop Fraud”, this government system launched this Wednesday to combat fraudsters in transport ?

From this Wednesday, January 8, 2025, the government's “Stop Fraud” system will come into force to combat fraud on public transport.

This decree relating to the “Le Roux-Savary” law came into force on December 3 and introduces a system for collecting people's identities in the context of collecting public transport fines.

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An incorrect address in 50% of cases

In France, fraud represents a loss of revenue of around 700 million euros. During these frauds, most inspectors find that users give an incorrect address in 50% of cases, estimates the Union of Public and Rail Transport (UTPF). And these false addresses prevent the recovery of fines.

The result of a collaboration between the Ministry of Transport, the Ministry of Economy, Finance and Industry, IN Groupe and the main public transport operators, the “Stop Fraud” system aims to make the addresses of offenders more reliable in order to optimize the recovery of fines.

What changes in concrete terms?

Validated by the CNIL, the “Stop Fraud” platform will allow sworn agents to verify the addresses of offenders by querying a tax database of the Ministry of Finance directly, i.e. the tax service taxes.

If the address given is incorrect, operators will be able to send reports. The system aims to carry out one million queries per year. Users will still have to play the game by providing their real identity during the check.

Access to “Stop Fraud” is currently reserved for the six founding operators: Keolis, RATP, SNCF, Transdev, RTM and Tisséo. The system will be opened to other networks after a three-month verification phase.