Dave A wrote


http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tfl/pdfdocs/lt...-2006-final.pd
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As a complete aside: that is a fascinating document, and some of
the
charts are beautiful.

It contains some very interesting pieces of information. I was
surprised
to discover that average household expenditure on transport in London
is
lower than in the rest of GB (£67.70/week vs £73.30/week) - despite
both
public and private transport being portrayed as very expensive in
London
compared to elsewhere. It's also a lower proportion of household
expenditure at about 13.6%, vs 16.6% elsewhere.

Assuming this means average household expenditure by residents of
London, it may be most reasonable, one of the advantages of city
residence being that work and leisure is closer at hand so annual
mileage may be much lower.

Again, one reason for being a commuter is to trade off housing costs
for transport costs, so a resident outside the zones may be paying
£4000 or more a year for a season ticket from deepest Surrey or
Hampshire to work in London. The maximum for a zone 1-6 Annual is £1720
hence the lower average. I predict of course lower average housing
costs, larger houses and lower council tax outside London.


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Mike D