Transport for London board members have been urged to ask “serious questions” about why the number of Londoners killed or seriously injured on the roads increased last year. TfL aims to reduce the number of killed or seriously injured (KSI) by 40% by 2020 and has published a Road Safety Action Plan to help achieve […]
TfL “investigating complaints” over Hailo’s minimum Taxi fares
Transport for London has warned Taxi drivers that they risk enforcement action if caught charging passengers more than the metered fare. The warning comes after Taxi booking app Hailo announced a minimum fare policy of £10 between 6am-10pm and £15 between 10pm-6am. The app allows passengers to pre-book Taxis from their smartphone and tablet. In […]
Conservative AMs call for TfL to “proactively” solicit Tube sponsorship bids
Conservative members of the London Assembly have renewed calls for the Mayor and Transport for London to introduce sponsorship of Tube stations. The group say money raised from selling naming rights could be used to limit fares increases. Last month Mayor Boris Johnson claimed it would cost £4m to rebrand a single station and said […]
Londoners warned not to hold “amateur” firework displays during fire strike
Londoners are being urged to cancel plans for “amateur” firework displays this Friday because of a planned national strike by the Fire Brigades Union. Firefighters are striking over UK Government plans to extend the age at which they can retire on a full pension. The strike is planned to take place from 6.30pm until 11pm […]
Tubes and Buses decorated with poppies to help raise £1m
Ten buses and two Tube trains have been decorated with a special poppy design in support of London Poppy Day. Part of the national Poppy Appeal, London Poppy Day takes place on November 7th and aims to raise more than £1 million in a single day. A Metropolitan line train, a Circle line train and […]