Commuters may face an increase in public transport fares.
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The government wants the Mayor of London Sadiq Khan to increase tube and bus fares by almost 5% in the coming year.
This push comes after their announcement in the Budget, which included funding for Transport of London (TfL) in the coming years. However, this depends upon the London Mayor increasing fares by 4.6%.
City Hall has not made any official announcement yet. We tried to contact them for a response, but did not receive a reply.
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has frozen fares until next March, and had previously resisted fare rises between 2018 and 2021.
But if a 4.6% increase were to be implemented, this is what to expect:
Pay as you go one day anytime caps (Zone 1-6) will rise from £15.60 to £16.32
One day anytime travelcards (Zone 1-6) will rise from £22.60 to £23.64
River bus services without travelcard (Central) will rise from £9 to £9.41
‘I think it is bad’
The potential increase has split opinion among Londoners. We spoke to several commuters who use public transport to hear their thoughts.
One young woman expressed her concern about how the potential increase would negatively impact the working people in London.
“I think it is bad because people from the working class are already struggling to pay bills, so increasing the price we are going to find it very hard to pay for things”, she said.
A male commuter told City News of the “conflicting policy of the Mayor of London who introduced the ULEZ costs to try discouraging people from using cars to travel to London, but at the same time the costs of public transport has been increasing.”
He also criticised the quality of public transport in London.
“Every year it feels the prices seem to increase because of inflation but the quality of the service seems to decrease.”
London commuter
‘One of the best transport systems in the world’
Others praised the state of public transport in the capital.
“I do not think they should raise the price of transport; but it is one of the best transport systems in the world”, said another London commuter.
“I am quite proud that you can have such a well-organised underground, and the buses are carbon efficient too, so they should keep it as it is.”
London male commuter
Sadiq Khan’s spokesperson told the BBC: “Once a final decision on the 2025 fares package has been made, this will be published as per usual.”
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The government wants the Mayor of London Sadiq Khan to increase tube and bus fares by almost 5% in the coming year.
This push comes after their announcement in the Budget, which included funding for Transport of London (TfL) in the coming years. However, this depends upon the London Mayor increasing fares by 4.6%.
City Hall has not made any official announcement yet. We tried to contact them for a response, but did not receive a reply.
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has frozen fares until next March, and had previously resisted fare rises between 2018 and 2021.
But if a 4.6% increase were to be implemented, this is what to expect:
Pay as you go one day anytime caps (Zone 1-6) will rise from £15.60 to £16.32
One day anytime travelcards (Zone 1-6) will rise from £22.60 to £23.64
River bus services without travelcard (Central) will rise from £9 to £9.41
‘I think it is bad’
The potential increase has split opinion among Londoners. We spoke to several commuters who use public transport to hear their thoughts.
One young woman expressed her concern about how the potential increase would negatively impact the working people in London.
“I think it is bad because people from the working class are already struggling to pay bills, so increasing the price we are going to find it very hard to pay for things”, she said.
A male commuter told City News of the “conflicting policy of the Mayor of London who introduced the ULEZ costs to try discouraging people from using cars to travel to London, but at the same time the costs of public transport has been increasing.”
He also criticised the quality of public transport in London.
“Every year it feels the prices seem to increase because of inflation but the quality of the service seems to decrease.”
London commuter
‘One of the best transport systems in the world’
Others praised the state of public transport in the capital.
“I do not think they should raise the price of transport; but it is one of the best transport systems in the world”, said another London commuter.
“I am quite proud that you can have such a well-organised underground, and the buses are carbon efficient too, so they should keep it as it is.”
London male commuter
Sadiq Khan’s spokesperson told the BBC: “Once a final decision on the 2025 fares package has been made, this will be published as per usual.”
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