Green Assembly Member Darren Johnson calls for a “London-wide pay-as-you-drive charging system” to help fund an expansion in public transport and to stop spiralling fares.
Green AM Darren Johnson has described the Mayor’s announcement that TfL fares will rise again in the new year as “a bitter start to 2015 for struggling Londoners”.
Although this year’s increase will be in-line with the rising cost of other other retail items, it follows a real-terms increase in fares over the last six years of 13 per cent for tube and 19 per cent for bus users.
Darren commented: “The Mayor’s seventh fare hike in a row will be a bitter start to 2015 for many Londoners, who have been struggling with stagnant pay and spiralling housing costs for years.
“While he has pushed fares up, the cost of motoring has been falling. To save London from a future of congestion and pollution, the Mayor should be bringing in a London-wide pay-as-you-drive charging system, which could fund a big expansion in public transport and a cut in fares.”