Transport for London has been urged to do more to encourage and support home working and to stop defining its success by the the number of passengers it carries. A new report by the Conservative group on the London Assembly calls on TfL to offer part-time and home workers access to the same lower fares […]
TfL denies double-charging bus passengers for contactless fares
Transport for London has rejected suggestions that some bus passengers have been double-charged for fares since it began accepting payment by contactless debit/credit cards. Passengers who use a contactless card pay the same fare as Oyster Pay As You Go users, meaning passengers who find their Oyster card has insufficient credit can complete their journey […]
Higher fares and cycle hire charges come into effect
New above inflation fares have come into effect across the capital’s transport network. Passengers on Transport for London services including the Tube, buses face on average a 4.2% increase. There are also increases in the cost of rail services and access fee for TfL’s Cycle Hire scheme. The increase was announced last month by Mayor […]
Fare evasion plummets on former bendy routes
Recorded fare evasion on former bendy bus routes has plummeted since they were converted to standard single and double decker buses, according to Transport for London figures released to MayorWatch. The recorded fare evasion rate on route 38 in 2009, the last year bendy buses ran on the route, was 6.20%. In the following year […]
TfL accused of hindering Assembly’s scrutiny of Mayor’s budget
A new London Assembly report accuses Transport for London of hindering its scrutiny of the Mayor’s 2013/14 budget by refusing to provide sufficient information about fare increases. The Assembly’s pre-budget report says TfL has refused to provide information at “an appropriate level of detail” necessary to allow Assembly Members to “understand the financial and service […]
