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Richmond upon Thames Liberal Democrats:Covering the constituencies of Twickenham and Richmond Park |
Boris Johnson’s fare rises hit local residents
January 7, 2012 10:01 AM
• [Jan 06]: COMMENTING on the Mayor of London's 2012 fare rises introduced from the start of 2012, Cllr Stephen Knight, Leader of Richmond's Liberal Democrat Group, said:
"Once again we start the year with another painful fare package from Tory Mayor Boris Johnson. For the fourth year in a row he has racked up fares by far more than the rate of inflation. His latest rises will simply add to the financial problems of many local people - especially those on low incomes. Shamefully bus fares have been hiked up the most by Boris Johnson despite buses being most heavily used by those on lower incomes. His scrapping of the Zones 2-6 one-day travelcard increased the cost of travel for some local people by 74 %. This travelcard must be re-introduced. It is time for a new approach to fares. We need to end the scandal of Oyster overcharging, and introduce targeted measures to specifically help passengers on the lowest incomes."
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