London hit by biggest Tube and bus fare rises in a decade
The Standard · Rachelle Abbott
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Show Notes
The working week started with another blow for Londoners struggling with the cost-of living-crisis - the worst Tube and bus ticket increases for 10 years.
Passengers must soon pay between 10 to 30 pence more per journey - an average of almost five per cent - as Transport for London tries to claw back a huge deficit after its finances were “decimated” by Covid.
So how can TfL and Mayor Sadiq Khan justify such inflation-busting hikes, and how come we’re the world’s most expensive city to travel around?
We’re joined by Emma Gibson, chief executive of London TravelWatch, the capital's transport watchdog.
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