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Post by capitalomnibus on Oct 31, 2024 9:46:48 GMT
He would be, even if he got nothing, nothing more than a lap dog |
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Post by southlondonbus on Oct 31, 2024 12:12:55 GMT
I wonder where this leaves Hammersmith Bridge now. Labour PM, chancellor, MP for Hammersmith, transport Secretary and Mayor. Surely someone has to make a permanent decision on it?
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Post by WH241 on Oct 31, 2024 18:18:53 GMT
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Post by capitalomnibus on Oct 31, 2024 23:59:12 GMT
Now if that was Boris, Khan would get his mates at Guardian to write how it was a deal from Satan and that the Conservatives want to choke and starve the poorest. |
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Post by southlondonbus on Nov 1, 2024 7:04:53 GMT
Now if that was Boris, Khan would get his mates at Guardian to write how it was a deal from Satan and that the Conservatives want to choke and starve the poorest. Absolutely. The fuss he made when ordered to rationalise services in Central London (which Andy Byford when didn't think was a bad thing) and being asked to charge fares before 9am for everyone. To me there is a glaring pot of money available if he has the guts to only allow the Freedom pass to be got at 66 and not valid on all modes, ie like the rest of the England with a bus pass after 9.30am. Bearing in mind he spoke he favour of removing the winter fuel allownace. Also the Bakerloo Line extension and the DLR extension to Thamesmead have also been shunned in the budget according to the MP for Southwark. |
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Post by BL15HCD on Nov 1, 2024 10:09:50 GMT
Could TfL make it so that users of the 11-15 Zip card have to pay yearly for it?
I believe it's £20 to apply for it meaning they get unlimited bus travel and insanely cheap train travel for just £4 a year. If TfL were to make it £20 a year, they would generate about £10m per year in extra revenue based on the most recent figures regarding amount of zip cards. £20 a year is surely not unreasonable
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Post by WH241 on Nov 1, 2024 10:15:46 GMT
Could TfL make it so that users of the 11-15 Zip card have to pay yearly for it? I believe it's £20 to apply for it meaning they get unlimited bus travel and insanely cheap train travel for just £4 a year. If TfL were to make it £20 a year, they would generate about £10m per year in extra revenue based on the most recent figures regarding amount of zip cards. £20 a year is surely not unreasonable I agree 100% but expect comments here saying some can’t afford £20! 🙄 I know times have moved on but don’t understand why it was fine for children to pay fares up until the 1990s but it’s so outrageous now. There are lots of ways to generate extra income but Khan just seems to bury his head in the sand and expect everything to be handed to him in handouts. |
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Post by Eastlondoner62 on Nov 1, 2024 10:17:27 GMT
Could TfL make it so that users of the 11-15 Zip card have to pay yearly for it? I believe it's £20 to apply for it meaning they get unlimited bus travel and insanely cheap train travel for just £4 a year. If TfL were to make it £20 a year, they would generate about £10m per year in extra revenue based on the most recent figures regarding amount of zip cards. £20 a year is surely not unreasonable I agree 100% but expect comments here saying some can’t afford £20! 🙄 I know times have moved on but don’t understand why it was fine for children to pay fares up until the 1990s but it’s so outrageous now. There are lots of ways to generate extra income but Khan just seems to bury his head in the sand and expect everything to be handed to him in handouts. It wasn't fine for children to pay in the 1990s, someone has since realised that which is why there have been changes since. |
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Post by BL15HCD on Nov 1, 2024 10:22:03 GMT
Could TfL make it so that users of the 11-15 Zip card have to pay yearly for it? I believe it's £20 to apply for it meaning they get unlimited bus travel and insanely cheap train travel for just £4 a year. If TfL were to make it £20 a year, they would generate about £10m per year in extra revenue based on the most recent figures regarding amount of zip cards. £20 a year is surely not unreasonable I agree 100% but expect comments here saying some can’t afford £20! To tackle the issue, you could for example provide a 50% discount for those who's parents are on means tested benefits which would still end in a total increase in revenue as they're paying £50 over the 5 year period compared to the current £20 |
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Post by capitalomnibus on Nov 1, 2024 10:38:41 GMT
Government wants London Tube and bus fare increaseThe government is expecting London’s mayor to put up Tube and Bus fares by nearly five percent in line with what they announced for rail fares in the Budget.www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c93qnpvdwj0o
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Post by Eastlondoner62 on Nov 1, 2024 10:39:00 GMT
I agree 100% but expect comments here saying some can’t afford £20! To tackle the issue, you could for example provide a 50% discount for those who's parents are on means tested benefits which would still end in a total increase in revenue as they're paying £50 over the 5 year period compared to the current £20 Surely then apply the same fares to all passengers who get free travel? Why should children be the only group targeted? |
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Post by BL15HCD on Nov 1, 2024 11:09:58 GMT
To tackle the issue, you could for example provide a 50% discount for those who's parents are on means tested benefits which would still end in a total increase in revenue as they're paying £50 over the 5 year period compared to the current £20 Surely then apply the same fares to all passengers who get free travel? Why should children be the only group targeted? I just used the 11-15 specifically as they're the ones who have the same card for the longest period, the 60+ oyster already has a yearly fee |
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Post by MetrolineGA1511 on Nov 2, 2024 3:59:47 GMT
As they quoted; Bus journeys are up 1.3 per cent but are almost 30m below target. Delays to journeys as a result of traffic congestion is the biggest disincentive to bus travel.It is of no surprise and deserve it. They reaped what they have sowed with stupid 20 zones and LTN's and allowing so much roadworks to be conducted with temporary traffic lights. We then have schemes like what they did to route W12 that would create even longer journeys to places like Walthamstow from Wanstead, Snaresbrook etc. Then they wonder why people are deserting buses. Especially when roads lose buses altogether, as happened when route W12 was rerouted into Walthamstow Central via roads already served by other buses.  |
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Post by Eastlondoner62 on Nov 14, 2024 12:32:15 GMT
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Post by SILENCED on Nov 14, 2024 12:39:09 GMT
Why do the councils pay money to the Rail Delivery Group. Is rail travel something that is a legal obligation under the Freedom pass. Thought that was a TfL added extra? |
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