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Post by kmkcheng on Jul 8, 2021 18:01:39 GMT
Geoff Marshall has released a video pointing out after the recent fare rises, single zone tube journeys are now cheaper and faster than by bus youtu.be/4mh4iE0beJk |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 9, 2021 12:43:28 GMT
Geoff Marshall has released a video pointing out after the recent fare rises, single zone tube journeys are now cheaper and faster than by bus youtu.be/4mh4iE0beJkAs a generalisation I would say that train fares are generally more expensive now with the new charges for trains, but interesting nonetheless. Still, for an 18 year old like me a journey from Uxbridge to Finchley Road costs the exact same as if I was to do 1 stop within Zones 2-6. Interesting to note that Tfl have also reduced the hopper fare times from 70 minutes to 62 minutes. Very sneaky! |
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Post by SILENCED on Jul 9, 2021 13:09:53 GMT
Geoff Marshall has released a video pointing out after the recent fare rises, single zone tube journeys are now cheaper and faster than by bus youtu.be/4mh4iE0beJkAs a generalisation I would say that train fares are generally more expensive now with the new charges for trains, but interesting nonetheless. Still, for an 18 year old like me a journey from Uxbridge to Finchley Road costs the exact same as if I was to do 1 stop within Zones 2-6. Interesting to note that Tfl have also reduced the hopper fare times from 70 minutes to 62 minutes. Very sneaky! It has always been 60 minutes, so they are still giving you 2 minutes leeway. |
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Post by Busboy105 on Jul 9, 2021 14:06:12 GMT
As a generalisation I would say that train fares are generally more expensive now with the new charges for trains, but interesting nonetheless. Still, for an 18 year old like me a journey from Uxbridge to Finchley Road costs the exact same as if I was to do 1 stop within Zones 2-6. Interesting to note that Tfl have also reduced the hopper fare times from 70 minutes to 62 minutes. Very sneaky! It has always been 60 minutes, so they are still giving you 2 minutes leeway. From 10 minutes originally... they could've at least told us that |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 9, 2021 14:26:34 GMT
As a generalisation I would say that train fares are generally more expensive now with the new charges for trains, but interesting nonetheless. Still, for an 18 year old like me a journey from Uxbridge to Finchley Road costs the exact same as if I was to do 1 stop within Zones 2-6. Interesting to note that Tfl have also reduced the hopper fare times from 70 minutes to 62 minutes. Very sneaky! It has always been 60 minutes, so they are still giving you 2 minutes leeway. Yes but the leeway was 10 minutes before. |
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Post by BE37054 (quoll662) on Jul 9, 2021 14:29:42 GMT
It has always been 60 minutes, so they are still giving you 2 minutes leeway. From 10 minutes originally... they could've at least told us that Agreed. I only found out there was a 10 minute leeway from a Geoff video - no mention of it on the TfL website. |
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Post by Busboy105 on Jul 9, 2021 16:49:44 GMT
From 10 minutes originally... they could've at least told us that Agreed. I only found out there was a 10 minute leeway from a Geoff video - no mention of it on the TfL website. An hour is more marketable than an hour and 10 minutes. |
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Post by Eastlondoner62 on Jul 9, 2021 17:18:26 GMT
From 10 minutes originally... they could've at least told us that Agreed. I only found out there was a 10 minute leeway from a Geoff video - no mention of it on the TfL website. That's the whole point, if you make it a 62 minute fare on the TfL website then people will expect it to be a 62 minute tap in. So if someone is 30 seconds after 62 minutes, they'll probably attempt to fight it out. However TfL can now claim they were 2min 30 late as it's 60min on the website. |
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Post by MetrolineGA1511 on Jul 10, 2021 5:35:27 GMT
I noticed this, as the bus single fare is £1.55 but the single Underground fare for journeys outside zone 1 (at least in Greater London) just £1.50.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 10, 2021 6:58:05 GMT
I noticed this, as the bus single fare is £1.55 but the single Underground fare for journeys outside zone 1 (at least in Greater London) just £1.50. That's only across 1 zone though. Tfl increased the fares for travelling across more than 1 zone |
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Post by MetrolineGA1511 on Jul 10, 2021 12:21:00 GMT
I noticed this, as the bus single fare is £1.55 but the single Underground fare for journeys outside zone 1 (at least in Greater London) just £1.50. That's only across 1 zone though. Tfl increased the fares for travelling across more than 1 zone Ok I'll have to look that up. Im pretty sure I saw Harrow-on-the-Hill to Uxbridge at £1.50 last year. From what you say this must have changed in March. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 10, 2021 12:27:16 GMT
That's only across 1 zone though. Tfl increased the fares for travelling across more than 1 zone Ok I'll have to look that up. Im pretty sure I saw Harrow-on-the-Hill to Uxbridge at £1.50 last year. From what you say this must have changed in March. That journey is now £1.60 for travelling across 2 zones. |
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Post by MetrolineGA1511 on Jul 10, 2021 12:33:46 GMT
Ok I'll have to look that up. Im pretty sure I saw Harrow-on-the-Hill to Uxbridge at £1.50 last year. From what you say this must have changed in March. That journey is now £1.60 for travelling across 2 zones. That's a good example. I also got fooled because I travelled from Leytonstone to Stratford in May, entirely zone 3, and it was still £1.50. |
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Post by SILENCED on Jul 11, 2021 7:42:22 GMT
It has always been 60 minutes, so they are still giving you 2 minutes leeway. Yes but the leeway was 10 minutes before. But it is still more than the officially published 60 minutes ... the 10 minutes is something you are not entitled to anyway. |
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Post by kmkcheng on Jul 11, 2021 9:07:09 GMT
Yes but the leeway was 10 minutes before. But it is still more than the officially published 60 minutes ... the 10 minutes is something you are not entitled to anyway. Don’t know if changed recently but it’s the same with peak period where there is also leeway. The peak period actually starts 5 minutes later and finishes 3 minutes earlier than advertised. Officially the peak periods are 6:30-9:30 and 16:00-19:00 but in reality the peak period is 6:35-9:27 and 16:05-18:57 |
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