Complaints against ticket inspectors on Melbourne's stretched public transport network have soared more than 60 per cent in the past 12 months.



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Ticket inspectors get thumbs down. Credit:John Woudstra

Nearly 140 angry commuters lodged a formal complaint with the Public Transport Ombudsman from July to December last year compared with 85 complaints for the same period in 2007.

The Ombudsman initially reported 185 complaints had been made but later confirmed a mistake had been made and the number was 138.

