On 17 Feb 2005 10:45:12 -0800, wrote:
b) They are being given priority but often pay less (family travelcard
for 2 adults + 2 kids is cheaper than 2 adult cards; or the other
option: ODTC add on to national rail ticket is about £3) and have less
need to travel during the rush hour

Sometimes they pay more. Commuter season tickets are hardly full-fare.

c) A real business (ie not a monopoly) would not discriminate against
its regular customers in favour of those who are not likely to use it
again for a long time

AIH, I don't think this situation has anything to do with that. I think
it's just someone being compassionate towards parents navigating
children through London at rush-hour, from the sound of it. One imagines
that children are more likely to throw tantrums than commuters. Maybe.

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