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The London Mayor Boris Johnson yesterday announced above inflation
increases averaging 4.2 per cent for bus, tube, DLR and rail tickets from
January 2013.
When the Mayor took over in 2008 a single bus fare was 90p, while now it
costs £1.35 and will soon rise by 5p to £1.40. According to the new scheme a weekly travel card for zone 1-2 will cost
£30.40 and a monthly one £116.80.
Mr Johnson insisted he was keeping transport fares as low as possible,
while continuing with crucial investment in the network to provide faster, more
reliable and frequent journeys for Londoners by the end of this year.
The second surprise news that the Boris Bike charges will double from £1
to £2 a day, with weekly access rising from £5 to £10 and yearly membership going
up to £90, gives rise to further concerns among commuters.
Transport for London
said the increase will be the first since the capital’s bicycle-hire scheme was
introduced in July 2010 and it is required to make improvements.
Boris Johnson declared he had managed to limit the overall fares increase of
the blue bikes by securing an extra £96m from the Treasury. However, there have
been questions over the amount of the contribution of key sponsor Barclays.
Meanwhile all free and concessionary travel is protected and the daily
‘pay as you go’ cap will be frozen at 2012 levels.
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