On Sun, 9 Oct 2005 18:15:56 +0100, "TKD" wrote:

Does anyone have any news on what is happening to weekly/monthly travelcard
prices?

Am just wondering if they will be going down to reflect the reductions in Oyster pre-pay or not..

http://www.london.gov.uk/news/docs/fares_2006.pdf

This pdf lists the new weekly prices - I think you can calculate the monthly and annual
from them but I'm not sure. Someone else may know?

I've just noticed something else from the PDF that hasn't been
mentioned yet - it appears that, from next year, single-zone
Travelcard seasons will be withdrawn. In other words, weekly or longer
Travelcards will have to cover at least 2 zones.

So anyone who uses the trick (mentioned here a few times) of buying a
one-zone Travelcard instead of a similarly-priced bus pass in order to
save on occasional tube fares, might want to think about getting
themselves an annual ticket sometime before 2nd January. Especially
since the price of bus pass seasons will go up by 22% - rather more
than the 4% quoted for Travelcards.

I've just noticed something else from the PDF that hasn't been
mentioned yet - it appears that, from next year, single-zone
Travelcard seasons will be withdrawn. In other words, weekly or longer
Travelcards will have to cover at least 2 zones.

So anyone who uses the trick (mentioned here a few times) of buying a
one-zone Travelcard instead of a similarly-priced bus pass in order to
save on occasional tube fares, might want to think about getting
themselves an annual ticket sometime before 2nd January. Especially
since the price of bus pass seasons will go up by 22% - rather more
than the 4% quoted for Travelcards.

Well spotted. So the choice next year for a weekly is:

Bus + No zones = £13.50

Bus + Zones 2 & 3 = £14.00

Would be handy if you like using the DLR.

I've told a few people who buy bus passes about this trick and none of them
will buy the tube pass as they are confident they will not be able to board a
bus in Zone 1 (Ahhhh!).

On Mon, 10 Oct 2005 09:57:53 +0100, Laurence Payne
wrote:

On Mon, 10 Oct 2005 07:29:15 +0100, U n d e r a c h i e v e r
wrote:

I don't think that a cash fare of GBP3 is intended to be seen as
reasonable.

If it isn't, and I think it's not, it will not be lawful

Eh? What law is broken?

The Irrational Reasons for Not Liking Oyster Act, 2005.
--
Nick Cooper

[Carefully remove the detonators from my e-mail address to reply!]

The London Underground at War, and in Films & TV:
http://www.nickcooper.org.uk/

"Nick Cooper" wrote in
message ...

If it isn't, and I think it's not, it will not be lawful

Eh? What law is broken?

The Irrational Reasons for Not Liking Oyster Act, 2005.

So rational reasons for not liking Oyster are lawful then.

tim

On Sat, 15 Oct 2005 13:44:45 +0200, "tim \(moved to sweden\)"
wrote:

So rational reasons for not liking Oyster are lawful then.

Oyster shouldn't attract like or dislike. It's there. Use it if it's
useful.

Take an attitude to OTHER fares, if you like :-)

In message , at 13:31:26 on
Sat, 15 Oct 2005, Laurence Payne
remarked:
Oyster shouldn't attract like or dislike. It's there. Use it if it's
useful.

It's perfectly possible to dislike the invasion of privacy, due to its
tracking your movements.
--
Roland Perry

In message , Roland
Perry writes
It's perfectly possible to dislike the invasion of privacy, due to its
tracking your movements.
--
Roland Perry
Perhaps you have an HRH in front of you name and then they might be
interested. Otherwise you're paranoid. It allows LT to see where the
majority of journeys happen and can plan accordingly.
--
Clive

On Sat, 15 Oct 2005 14:32:37 +0100, Roland Perry
wrote:

It's perfectly possible to dislike the invasion of privacy, due to its
tracking your movements.

The invasion of privacy argument has recently been blown sky-high, if
you'll excuse the expression :-)

Rather like, post-Thatcher, no-one comes out with "Of course, if women
were in charge...."

On Sat, 15 Oct 2005 15:20:43 +0100, Laurence Payne
wrote:

It's perfectly possible to dislike the invasion of privacy, due to its
tracking your movements.

The invasion of privacy argument has recently been blown sky-high, if
you'll excuse the expression :-)

It has? I didn't notice.

On Sat, 15 Oct 2005 15:42:45 +0100, asdf
wrote:

The invasion of privacy argument has recently been blown sky-high, if
you'll excuse the expression :-)

It has? I didn't notice.

Blimey! Where have you BEEN?