A traveler received a fine of 150 euros for carrying a green plant in the Paris metro, the RATP assumes

After making him pay a fine, the controllers authorized the young woman to take the metro with her plant.

A young woman received a fine of 150 euros, Sunday April 6, for having transported her green plant to the Paris metro, learned “here Paris Ile-de-France” (ex-France Bleu), which relays its history which makes the buzz on social networks. Ironically, she baptized her “plum” plant. RATP assumes its verbalization.

Sunday afternoon, this young woman, Salomé, is controlled at the Republic station with its plant which is 1.30 meters high. “After several minutes without explanation, I ask what is going on. And there, I am told that transporting a high plant is considered an offense because it is a bulky”she says.

“On metro panels, it is written that bulky luggage is prohibited but that the packages, bags or luggage that you can wear as soon as you do not hinder other travelers’. Spoiler : It was very easy to wear the plant “writes the traveler on X. Salomé also regrets the lack of pedagogy of the agent: “She had the cheek to tell us that we had to take another means of transport next time. Hyper green to have to rent a car to transport a simple plant”complains the young woman. The height of the situation, the controllers finally authorize Salome to take the metro with its plant, once the ticket has been settled.

On X, RATP customer service replied: “Although I understand your questions, the RATP has established rules. The transport of an object considered to be inconvenient remains a legitimate reason for an offense.” According to the transport management, “Our control agents cannot assess the explanations provided because there would be too many risks of arbitrariness”.

Customer service specifies that RATP still authorizes the transport of bulky objects under certain conditions: “Suitcases or various packages must have a maximum dimension of less than 75 cm. The long packages of 2 meters at most, but not measuring more than 20 cm in their other dimensions, are authorized provided that you hold them vertically. “ However, he invites Salomé to contact customer service for “Continue this conversation and make a complaint”by favoring live messages, rather than public messages on social networks.