On Mon, 19 Mar 2018 12:54:58 +0000
Someone Somewhere wrote:
On 19/03/2018 12:46, wrote:
If you mean travel cards for national rail, too bad, they can pay the tube
fare or walk. The difference would have to be made up somewhere.
2 journeys a day in zone 3, £6. Include weekends, but no extra trips.
6 * 365 = £2190
Zone 3-4 travelcard = £1020
Zone 1-4 = 1960, 1-5 = 2328, 1-6 = 2492
Plus 3 quid was at my upper limit, 2.50 IMO would be more reasonable so
the cost comes down to 5 * 365 = 1825. Subtract weekends and its 5 * 260 = 1300
Yes, there are holidays and so on but then again some people make lots
of trips on top of commuting so it may even out.
Some people, yes, but with a flat fare someone will always end up paying more
or it wouldn't be viable, but everyone benefits from a simpler fare system plus
its less costly to administer, the savings of which can be passed back to the
passenger. Plus there's a chance fare dodging could drop depending on how
they rejigged the entry gates - you can't force your way through or over a
head high turnstile (at least not without people noticing) like in the paris
metro and numerous football grounds. Exit gates could be a simple waist high
one.