I'm sure this was splashed and hyped all over the Standard/free whatever
as usual, but the devil (or not) is in the detail...

http://www.london.gov.uk/view_press_...releaseid=9169

The key points:

Almost all Oyster fares remain the same except:
-- off-peak bus journeys (from £0.80 to £1.00)
-- daily caps (still £0.50 below paper travelcards, but travelcards are
up by an average of RPI+2%)

Cash fares go up significantly:
-- via Zone 1 singles from £3 to £4 (!)
-- bus singles from £1.50 to £2
-- but paper daily bus passes are frozen, as are non-Z1 travelcards

Season tickets go up by 50p to £14 for weekly bus passes, and around RPI
+ 2% for Travelcards (as mentioned above).

New:
- Under-16s get a 50p Tube single or £1 daily cap on Oyster
- £4 penalty charge to be introduced on Oyster PAYG for those who do not
touch in and out (from November this year)
- TOCs will introduce zonal fares in January 2007, thus paving the way
for an easy PAYG rollout

--
Dave Arquati
Imperial College, SW7
www.alwaystouchout.com - Transport projects in London