I'm a middle-class mother with a high-flying job. This is the shameful habit that cost me thousands of pounds and almost landed me in prison. I know so many other women who do the same thing

Picture the scene: it's 8.15am at a busy central London station. And there, in the middle, is me - a middle-class, professional woman, being read my rights by a furious ticket inspector.

I'm a middle-class mother with a high-flying job. This is the shameful habit that cost me thousands of pounds and almost landed me in prison. I know so many other women who do the same thing
Picture the scene: it's 8.15am at a busy central London station. And there, in the middle, is me - a middle-class, professional woman, being read my rights by a furious ticket inspector.