LET the latest game of cat and mouse between the authorities and the Brisbane community begin.

On Tuesday the Facebook group ‘Where are the TransLink officers at?’ went live, with the page’s objective to track down and let commuters know where officers are on trains.

The group has amassed a following of 2,500 members since its inception.

The group has been created the same week as a grace period comes to an end on stricter rules surrounding the use of public transport for students.

Full-time students who claim concession rates are now required to travel with a tertiary transport concession card (TTCC).

Page creator and full-time university student PJ said the group was a necessity because there is a large amount of students who have not received their TTCC.

“Students were pointing out that they still had not received their cards due to the backlog, students were in fear and at crossroads of either receiving fines or having to budget half of their finances for full fare travel,” PJ said.

PJ said he was not surprised by the popularity of the page and said there was a lot of “furious” students over the implementation of the TTCC and the high fare prices of Brisbane public transport.

“To protect themselves from fines they (students) are resorting to our page to keep ahead of authorities,” he said.

“TransLink and the transport minister should provide an amnesty to students, who despite applying for the TTCC months ago, have yet to receive their cards.”

Although the page may seem like it is built for fare dodgers and those looking for a free ride, PJ insists that isn’t quite right.

“Fare dodging isn’t quite the term; it’s simply there to protect the students who have been caught up in a bureaucratic bungle with the botched implementation of the TTCC.”

TransLink said anyone caught rorting public transport can expect to receive a $227 fine.

“Safety is our top priority and our officers are intentionally highly visible on the TransLink network to act as a deterrent to anti-social or other illegal behaviour and so protect the public, TransLink said.

“They are constantly moving across all of our bus and train routes to ensure customer safety and to target fare evasion across the entire network.”

TransLink said most offences on the network occur in the busiest stations, such as Roma St, Beenleigh and South Bank train stations and Cultural Centre, Brisbane CBD and Southport for buses.

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