On Wed, 05 Jan 2005 22:03:06 GMT, Neil Spellings
wrote:

According to the 2005 prices on the TFL website, for the "average" Zone
4 commuter it is now cheaper buying Oyter pre-pay every day on the tube
than it is buying a monthly or annual travelcard.

Let me explain....

The average person would travel to work 236 days a year. That figure
comes from 265 "working days", minus 8 bank holidays, and 21 days
average annual leave.

The daily cost from a Zone 4 station for a variety of ticket types is as
follows :

Oyster-pre pay singles : 5UKP (2 x 2.50)
Monthly travelcard : 5.94UKP (116.80 * 12 / 236)
Annual travelcard : 5.16UKP (1216 / 236)

This doesnt include any days taken off sick (most people have a few per
annum) or any travel taken at weekends (which a travelcard would cover),
but overall, travelcards for Zone 4 tube travel are no longer the
cheapest option!

I wonder if TFL have spotted this anomaly?!

Probably not, because most reasonable people wouldn't see it as one!
I'm sure that there might be a handful of people who fit the very
narrow criteria you have set, but it means that they'd never be able
to use buses, use their PP on days off, etc.
--
Nick Cooper

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