A couple of weeks ago a bus I was travelling on was boarded by two revenue protection officers who promptly got to work validating Oyster cards and checking paper tickets. When I offered them the contactless Barclaycard I’d used to pay for my fare they simply waved the card away, carried out no check and […]
‘Wave & Pay’ fare dodgers treated more leniently than others
An agreement between London Buses and the banks means fare dodgers in possession of contactless debit or credit cards could escape sanction. Last December Transport for London introduced the ability to use the cards to pay for single bus journeys at the reduced Oyster rate. A TfL report into fare evasion reveals the body agreed […]
Labour dismiss Boris’s call for tax relief on season tickets
A suggestion by Boris Johnson that season ticket holders could benefit from tax relief to compensate for rising fares has been dismissed by Labour politicians. Writing in the Telegraph, the Mayor suggested employers should be be able to buy season tickets on behalf of staff and then deduct the cost from employees’ pre-tax earnings. Mr […]
Watchdog claims axing cash bus fares would place vulnerable passengers at risk
The capital’s passenger watchdog says it opposes plans to axe cash bus fares, and warns the change could leave vulnerable passengers unable to get home. Transport for London says it’s considering axing cash fares because they now account for less than one percent of all bus journeys. It also says that the majority of passengers […]
City Hall Greens call for fares cut after bus usage falls
Boris Johnson has been urged to lower fares after Government figures revealed the number of bus journeys in London fell last year for the first time since 1998. Figures published by the Department for Transport shows bus ridership declined by 0.4% last year. London Assembly Member Darren Johnson says the fall is down to rising […]
