On 13 Nov, 19:39, "Paul Scott" wrote:
"Ar" wrote in message:

On Mon, 12 Nov 2007 08:58:00 -0800, Mizter T scribed:

http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standa...-details/artic...

Thousands of rail commuters face a huge rise in the cost of season
tickets, the Standard can reveal.

Some travellers could pay as much as £600 more for an annual pass,
campaigners claim.

From 2010 the cost of a season ticket will be based on which zone the
starting station is in rather than its distance from the central
London terminus.

That's what you get for voting Red Ken.

Its a classic case of 'be careful what you wish for'.

Possibly led by the Evening Standard there has been a clamour for Oyster on
National Rail throughout the London area. In some quarters they even think
PAYG could be extended to the whole country (the £400 touch in scenario).
The article hypes up a possible down side now after all the years of pushing
the wonders of Oyster...

Paul S

However (a) I don't trust the figures given in the article and (b) I
don't really have a problem with the idea of zonally priced rail-only
season tickets.

It is however an interesting democratic exercise to consider where the
accountability for this decision lies. It is the DfT's decision - so
it is a central government decision, and thus any complaints should be
directed towards them or your MP. However I'm sure the DfT would say
that TfL and the Mayor have been pushing for this change, which I'm
sure is true. So one could complain to the Mayor and ask one of your
assembly members to take it up with him. Though ultimately it is not
the decision of TfL or the Mayor to take - it is a central government
matter, handled by the DfT.