Solar Penguin wrote:

Trouble is, the stupid zones have been around so long that too many
people have got into the habit of thinking that they're a good thing,
even when they're clearly not -- and won't hear a word said against
them. Maybe it would have been better if TfL abandoned their zones and
came into line with the rest of the country with a point-to-point
system.

Might work fine for the tube as almost every station is gated, perhaps you
would like to put forward ideas on how a point-to-point bus fares structure
in London can be efficiently run with proper revenue protection.

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Phil Richards
London, UK
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