Passenger watchdog London TravelWatch is will hold a public meeting next week to discuss Transport for London’s new ticket vending machines and measures for tackling fare evasion. The meeting, which will be held on Wednesday 30 November at 10am, will also examine fare increases on TfL and national rail services and proposed 2011 fares for […]
Mayor’s “stealth” fare increases come under fire
Boris Johnson has been accused by London Assembly politicians of “trying to bury” increases of up to 74% in the price of One Day Travelcards. The comments come a day after the Mayor held a rare City Hall press conference to spell out how the government’s spending review would impact on London services.
Mayor sets out impact of Government spending review on London
Mayor of London Boris Johnson held a rare City Hall press conference this afternoon to set out how the government’s review of public spending would impact on the capital. Mr Johnson repeated Chancellor George Osborne’s announcement, made earlier in the Commons, that Crossrail would proceed unaltered and three tube line upgrades would be go-ahead, but […]
Livingstone launches 2012 transport polices
With less than a month to go before Labour announce the name of their 2012 Mayoral hopeful, contender Ken Livingstone was in Croydon this morning to launch his transport policies.
Assembly: Case for higher fares ‘not yet made’
The case for higher Tube and bus fares in the capital has not been made according to a new report due to be published today by the London Assembly’s Budget and Performance Committee.
