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[email protected] · December 27th 11, 05:37 PM posted to nyc.transit,uk.transport.london

On 27/12/2011 03:43, wrote:
On Dec 26, 3:17 pm,
wrote:

They've been in London for years, they have. But I don't know that they
are made of any particular type of plastic.-

I'm surprised London has that kind of crime--assaults on bus drivers.

There have been plenty assaults on TfL workers here, for things as
simple as asking to see a customer's tickets.

I myself have witnessed a couple of incidents with bus drivers, where
one passenger tried to spit on the bus driver. Another, to whom the bus
driver refused entry as he did not have fare literally pounded his fist
onto the partition.

I had also heard stories of bus conductors winding up in hospital.

Are London buses exact fare?

No, they are not. But many drivers will only be able to give change for
a small amount, in my observation, such as for £5.