TfL made more from Congestion Charge fines than payments

A new probe has revealed that TfL has been earning more from Congestion Charge fines than legitimate payments in the last year Motorists were handed fines totalling £130million by Transport for London over the course of a year for failing to pay the capital’s Congestion Charge. That is more than double the £52million in revenue … Read more

TfL made an additional £86m from increased Congestion Charge in 2020

TfL made an additional £86m from hiked Congestion Charge in 2020 and could pocket an extra £113m for the financial year if the £15-a-day charge remains, leaked email reveals A leaked email from Transport for London officials revealed increased revenues Email from deputy mayor for transport, Heidi Alexander, was seen by Autocar Sadiq Khan increased the … Read more

Sadiq Khan is blasted for demanding more money for London

Sadiq Khan has been criticised for demanding more money from the Government after receiving billions in bailouts only last year.  The Mayor of London today lobbied Rishi Sunak to turn on the spending taps in the March Budget – and produced his own wish-list for the Chancellor. He is seeking another financial package for TfL … Read more

London transport bosses say 90% of passengers ARE wearing face masks

Around 90 per cent of travellers in London are adhering to Covid rules and wearing face masks on public transport, Transport for London says.   Data released by TfL shows some 1,700 people have been fined for not wearing face coverings in the seven months since they were made mandatory on the network. These Fixed Penalty … Read more

Thousands of freight firms face £550 daily fines in London’s blind spot scheme which starts in March

Thousands of freight firms face £550 daily fines for each lorry because they have not yet applied for new London blind spot safety permits that HGVs will need from March 1 Permits aimed at reducing blind spots and subsequent deaths and serious injury Lorries given rating based on how much driver can see and the … Read more

Covid UK: Maskless users of public transport ‘should expect fines’

Police bluntly put  mask rule flouters on a final warning tonight as they said people caught without a face covering on public transport will face tough fines. National Police Chiefs’ Council chairman Martin Hewitt said officers would no longer ‘waste time’ trying to reason with people as deaths from the latest deadly wave of coronavirus … Read more

Covid UK: Transport For London says 57 staff killed by pandemic

Transport for London has revealed that 57 of its staff have been killed by coronavirus and one in 10 workers is absent due to sickness or self-isolation.  The news comes after RMT – National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers – announced that at least three TfL workers died with Covid in recent days.    Some 42 bus … Read more

Masked key workers on Underground provide only hustle-and-bustle

Commuters continued to head into work today after regulations enforcing England’s national lockdown as the stringent restrictions entered into force overnight amid spiralling coronavirus cases. Transport for London and Network Rail are now urging people to only travel by train for ‘legally permitted reasons’ such as work or education, in a toughening of language that previously … Read more

Tube map gets an upgrade: Thameslink service will be added to iconic guide

Tube map gets an upgrade: Thameslink service will be added to iconic guide to help Londoners move around capital during Covid pandemic 22 years after it was removed Thameslink services have been added to London’s Tube map from next month Marked as a pink and white segmented line where it passes through London  Transport for … Read more

Tubes will NOT run overnight on New Year’s Eve to put off revellers

Tubes will not run overnight on New Year’s Eve to put partying revellers off celebrating the end of 2020, Transport for London has revealed.  Meanwhile, the Waterloo and City line will close until April as bankers work from home amid coronavirus. Andy Lord, Managing Director of the London Underground, told a meeting of the TfL … Read more