On 3 Jan, 17:02, "Clive." wrote:
It is unfair that London pensioners should be able to use the public
transport in other cities (buses) but non-Londoners cannot make use of
the tube which is standard PT in London, as pensioners down there can.
--
Clive.

Free local bus travel across England for those 60+ and yet you have a
gripe!

Saying that the Tube is "standard PT in London" is pretty nonsensical.
Plenty of people (under 60) travel by bus rather than the Tube because
bus fares and bus passes are cheaper.

I'm not sure how the English National bus pass scheme will be financed
but in London the Freedom Pass has been funded by the local borough
councils, who will evidently continue to fund the Freedom Pass scheme
for travel on the Tube and railways in London (there is an ongoing
dispute between the London borough councils and TfL as to the amount
they pay for this, but that's another issue).

If you want to reduce the cost of travelling by Tube then if you hold
a Senior Railcard you can now have a discount concession loaded on to
your Oyster card which will mean that your off-peak daily cap will be
a third less than the standard cap.