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Making Fares Fairer
January 10, 2012 2:13 PM
Fares in London can be fairer. What would help put money back in your pocket?
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One Hour Bus Ticket
You can already switch from tube to tube on the same ticket, so it makes real sense to allow people to do the same with buses. It really is unfair that people who use Oyster pay as you go have to pay a new fare every time they change buses.
- One hour bus tickets already operate successfully in Paris, Rome and Brussels.
- Over 6 million bus journeys are made each day in London compared to 3.5 million tube journeys.
- Londoners on lower incomes are more likely to use buses for their daily commute.
- Introducing a one hour bus ticket would reduce the travel costs of millions of low paid workers, making fares fairer.
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Early Bird Fares
Rewarding commuters who start their journeys before the morning rush hour would reduce the number of passengers on peak services in the mornings, and would also benefit shift workers who are often on low income.
- Introducing early bird fares would incentivise commuters to travel outside the rush hour period, spreading the load more effectively.
- Early Bird Fares would benefit shift workers, most of who are on low paid wages.
- By shifting the time peak prices start on the tubes to a later period, fares can be made fairer.
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Part-time Travelcards
Currently part-time workers, or those who only wish to travel into London a few times a week, are penalised by having to buy either weekly or monthly travelcards or using high cost day travelcards. Introducing special rates for those who do not travel as frequently would help groups, such as low earning part time workers.
- 1 in 5 Londoners work part time
- A monthly season ticket gives you an average of 1 - 4 free days a month, while annual travelcards give you an average of 9 free weeks a year. If working part time this incentive is irrelevant.
- By introducing part-time travelcards we can make fares fairer for Londons part time workforce.
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