Fares Rise: Greens Respond

Darren Johnson AM:

“If Boris was not consulting on the scrapping the western extension of the congestion charge, or had not abolished the £25 charge on gas guzzling vehicles, I doubt that these fare rises would be necessary. His actions to protect motorists are likely to lose TfL around £110m annually and it would be grossly unfair for public transport users to be forced to meet these costs.”

The point being that at a time of high petrol prices the aim should be to keep public transport fares as low as possible to convince Londoners to switch their mode of travel.