Tag archive for ‘Fares’
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Half-price fare scheme extended
Boris Johnson has announced that London's half-price travel scheme is to be extended to cover recipients of Job Seeker's Allowance and the new Employment and Support Allowance. Cit[...]
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Fare dodgers face higher fines
Mayor of London Boris Johnson has announced that evaders on the the capital's Bus, Tube, DLR and London Overground services will face a £50 penalty, up from £20. The fine will be[...]
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Why reward early fine paying fare evaders?
I suspect like most fare paying passengers, I'm pretty supportive of TfL and Boris Johnson's decision to increase penalties for fare dodgers but I'm a little less sure I agree with[...]
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Watchdog: Renew season tickets before fares hike
London’s passenger watchdog, London TravelWatch, has advised passengers in the capital to renew their season tickets before next month’s fare increase comes into effect on Janu[...]
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Petition against fares rise launched
Progressive London, the London campaign group formed last month by Ken Livingstone, has announced an online petition against this coming January's fare increase.
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Johnson to be quizzed over fare increases
Darren Johnson, Green Party Assembly Member, is to use next week’s Mayor’s Question Time will ask Boris Johnson to defend his policy of above inflation fare increases in the wa[...]
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Boris announces above inflation fare increase
Boris Johnson has announced a raft of fare increases which will see a single Oyster Pay as You Go bus trip increase to 90p plus higher costs for bus passes and season tickets. Over[...]
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Raiding the 12 and short thoughts
Catching a number 12 bus from the Elephant and Castle yesterday I witnessed what can only be described as a series of raids by ticket inspectors, accompanied by florescent clad PSC[...]
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Johnsons Clash Over Half-Priced Fares
Tomorrow is the last chance for Londoners on income support to claim half-priced travel following the Mayor's decision to scrap the deal signed by his predecessor with the Venezuel[...]
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Mayor Cancels Oyster Contract
Boris Johnson has terminated Transport for London's £100m a year contract with TranSys, the company which operates the capital's Oyster card.
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Crossrail Bill Clears Parliament
Plans for the Crossrail project took a major step forward this week when the when the enabling legislation completed its Parliamentary process and received Royal Assent on Tuesday [...]
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Mayor Vows To Support Post Office Campaigners
The Greater London Authority's application for a judicial review of post office closures in the capital has been rejected by the High Court prompting Mayor Boris Johnson to call on[...]
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TfL ‘To Explore New Fare Concessions’
Boris Johnson has asked TfL to investigate new forms of 'fares concession' for poorer Londoners. The announcement follows Johnson's decision to scrap the current Venezuela funded h[...]
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Labour On Attack After Johnson Doubles Fares For Poorest Londoners
Labour has accused Mayor of London Boris Johnson of 'punishing the least well-off and most vulnerable Londoners' after he announced the scrapping of half price fares for income sup[...]
