On Mon, 19 Mar 2018 11:09:36 +0000
Roland Perry wrote:
In message , at 09:39:40 on Mon, 19 Mar
2018, remarked:
It really is time to ditch this overcomplicated nonsense and bring in flat
fares as is done in many other parts of the world. If it can work on the buses
it can work on TfLs tube and train lines.
Except the flat fare on a bus differs from the flat fare on the tube,
which differs from the flat fare on a train.
I wouldn't expect it to be the same tbh. You'd sit in a traffic jam in a bus
if you wanted cheap, you'd pay more if you wanted to get their faster by
the tube. I reckon 2-3 quid flat fare with no capping for the tube would be
reasonable. With the amount of tourists who go 1 or 2 stops because they're
too lazy to walk (no excuse not to have some kind of map these days) they'd
probably clean up.
(a) it would involve buying-out Heathrow's private infrastructure and
somehow compensating them for the lost premium fare revenue on HEx
An easier way would be to make it part of the condition for a 3rd runway.
"You want a runway that will blight the lives of millions of londoners,
cause untold extra pollution both on the ground and in the air and will cost
taxpayers a fortune? Then hand over Hex"