Andrew Dismore

Mayor of London Boris Johnson announced on Tuesday that Transport for London will increase travelcards above inflation next year. Since Boris Johnson was elected as Mayor in 2008 he has increased fares above inflation every year, with single bus fares rising as much as 55 per cent.

Residents across Finchley, Golders Green and Hendon living in Zones 3, 4 and 5 and travelling to Zone 1 will see an increase of at least 3.93 per cent as their yearly travelcard rises from £1,424.00 to £1,480.00 for Zone 3, £1,744.00 to £1,816.00 for Zone 4 and £2,072.00 to £2,160.00 for Zone 5.

 

Labour London Assembly Member & Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for Hendon Andrew Dismore said:

“Boris is using smoke and mirrors to mask his fare rises, all this from a Mayor who stated last year that he will bear down on fares. We have had five years of inflation busting fare rises under Boris, with bus fares up 55% and Tube fares up 30%. It’s disappointing that he hasn’t rolled out this real term freeze across all pay as you go and travel card fares, as residents living in Zone 5 will see an increase of 4.25 per cent in their yearly travelcard.

 

Labour’s Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for Finchley & Golders Green Sarah Sackman said:

Most travel cards will go up above inflation which means over half of Londoners will see an above inflation fare rise. The Mayor is on shaky ground to claim that he is freezing fares in real terms. At a time when many Londoners are struggling with the cost of living, Boris is hitting many Londoners with an effective tax on work. He should abandon TfL’s plan to raise fares above inflation for the next ten years.”

 

Notes

1.    Andrew Dismore is the London Assembly Member for Barnet and Camden and Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for Hendon

2.    Sarah Sackman is Labour’s Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for Finchley & Golders Green.

3.    Full fare tables released by the Mayor today are copied below:

 

Fares that will rise by more than inflation include*:

Bus: pay as you go single, 7 day bus and tram pass.

 

TfL rail services: PAYG off peak Zone 1 and 2

 

Travel-card tickets (weekly, monthly and annual) including Zone 1: Zone 1-2, 1-3, 1-4, 1-5, 1-6

 

Travel-card tickets (weekly, monthly and annual) excluding Zone 1: Zone 2, 3, 4, 5

 

Emirates Airline child single full-fare and discount and PAYG

*see full tables below

 

Table 1.1: Bus and Tram fares in 2014

	2013	2014	Increase
PAYG – single	£1.40	£1.45	3.6%
PAYG – one day cap	£4.40	£4.40	0.0%
Cash – single	£2.40	£2.40	0.0%
7 Day Bus and Tram Pass	£19.60	£20.40	4.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Table 1.2: adult PAYG fares on TfL rail services

	2013		2014		Increase
	Peak	Off-peak	Peak	Off-peak	Peak	Off-peak
Zones incl Zone 1
1	£2.10	£2.10	£2.20	£2.20	4.8%	4.8%
2	£2.80	£2.10	£2.80	£2.20	0.0%	4.8%
3	£3.20	£2.70	£3.20	£2.70	0.0%	0.0%
4	£3.80	£2.70	£3.80	£2.70	0.0%	0.0%
5	£4.60	£3.00	£4.60	£3.00	0.0%	0.0%
6	£5.00	£3.00	£5.00	£3.00	0.0%	0.0%
Zones excl Zone 1
1	£1.60	£1.50	£1.60	£1.50	0.0%	0.0%
2	£1.60	£1.50	£1.60	£1.50	0.0%	0.0%
3	£2.30	£1.50	£2.30	£1.50	0.0%	0.0%
4	£2.70	£1.50	£2.70	£1.50	0.0%	0.0%
5	£2.70	£1.50	£2.70	£1.50	0.0%	0.0%

 

 

Table 1.3: One Day Printed Travelcards

	2013	2014	Increase
Anytime
1-2	£8.80	£9.20	4.5%
1-4	£11.00	£11.40	3.6%
1-6	£16.40	£17.00	3.7%
Off-peak*
1-2	£7.30	Withdrawn	n/a
1-4	£8.00	Withdrawn	n/a
1-6	£8.90	£8.90	0.0%

*The One Day off peak Travelcard range will be simplified to the Zone 1-6 off peak ticket only and it is frozen at 2013 prices.

 

Table 1.3a: Daily price cap on TfL Rail Oyster PAYG*

	Daily Cap	Increase
Anytime 1-2	£8.40	0.0%
1-4 1-6	£10.60 £15.80	0.0% 0.0%
Off-peak 1-2 1-4	£7.00 £7.70	0.0% 0.0%
1-6	£8.50	0.0%

*Frozen for second year running.

 

 

Table 1.4: Travelcard seasons – 7 Day ticket prices

	2013	2014	Increase
Zones inc Zone 1
2	£30.40	£31.60	3.9%
3	£35.60	£37.00	3.9%
4	£43.60	£45.40	4.1%
5	£51.80	£54.00	4.2%
6	£55.60	£58.00	4.3%
Zones exc Zone 1
2	£23.00	£24.00	4.3%
3	£25.20	£26.20	4.0%
4	£30.20	£31.40	4.0%
5	£38.00	£39.60	4.2%

 

Adult Monthly Travelcard season prices are 3.84 times the 7-Day price (rounded up to 10p multiples)

 

Adult Annual Travelcard season prices are 40 times the 7-Day price.

 

 

Table 1.5: adult cash fares on TfL rail services

	2013		2014		Increase
Zones inc Zone 1 1 2 3 4 5 6	£4.50 £4.50 £4.50 £5.50 £5.50 £5.50		£4.70 £4.70 £4.70 £5.70 £5.70 £5.70		4.4% 4.4% 4.4% 3.6% 3.6% 3.6%
Zones exc Zone 1 1 2 3 4 5	£4.50 £4.50 £4.50 £5.50 £5.50		£4.70 £4.70 £4.70 £5.70 £5.70