Research by the Centre for Government Reform demonstrates that almost the entirety of the increase…
Research by the Centre for Government Reform demonstrates that almost the entirety of the increase in TfL fares went straight to covering losses caused by fair evaders.
Fare evasion on the underground costs TfL £165m each year, whilst the fare rise is projected to raise £168m.
Our CEO Ameer Kotecha is quoted in the article: “Londoners were told the March fare rise was necessary to improve the network. What they weren’t told is that fare evasion is costing TfL almost exactly the same amount the rise was expected to generate across the entire network.”
“Before asking Londoners to dig deeper into their pockets, TfL needs to get serious about enforcement. This is not a funding problem, but sheer incompetence.
“Almost everyone using the Tube will see people pushing through the barriers day in day out. TfL should get tough on fare dodging and stop asking hard-working Londoners to subsidise the lifestyles of criminals.”
Read the full article in The Telegraph here.