London taxi drivers and Uber battling to win support with just 20 days left for TfL consultation December 3, 2015 Taxi drivers and Uber are gearing up for the final stretch in a race for support ahead of a crunch consultation that will decide the newcomer’s fate in the capital. Transport for London’s (TfL) consultation on whether to bring in further rules and regulations has just 20 days to run. Uber was given a boost [...]
Elephant & Castle “busipede” chaos – days before the roundabout is removed December 2, 2015 Elephant & Castle was gridlocked this afternoon by what one commuter called a "busipede" – just days before the junction's notorious roundabout is removed. Pressure has been building at the busy south London hub for the last few months, as part of £25m roadworks that will overhaul the troublesome double roundabout. From this Sunday (6 [...]
Uber vs TfL: CMA regulator backs Uber calling new Transport for London rules anti-competitive December 2, 2015 The UK's market watchdog has thrown its weight behind Uber in a showdown between the Taxi startup and Transport for London (TfL), calling plans to curb the business anti-competitive. Responding to proposed new rules which seek a five-minute waiting time after ordering an Uber among other restrictions, the Competitions and Markets Authority (CMA) has warned the plans may "excessively and "unnecessarily weaken competition" and [...]
London Bridge station area reopens after evacuation due to security alert around Hays Galleria and Tooley Street December 1, 2015 A shopping area just a moments walk from London Bridge has reopened after been evacuated by police because of a security alert. The Met police said they were called to Tooley Street just after midday. Those working in the area reported being evacuated from nearby buildings and Hays Galleria being cordoned off. The area is host to [...]
Emergency engineering causing travel havoc for Southern commuters to London Bridge December 1, 2015 Commuters travelling into London Bridge faced severe delays and disruption this morning, thanks to emergency engineering work. Trains are being cancelled, delays, altered or diverted, National Rail has said. The work is being carried out between the major London terminus and South Bermondsey, causing delays on Southern Rail-operated trains from Croydon, Sutton and Norwood. The disruption is [...]
US ambassador to UK Matthew Barzun: Americans should continue to be in UK despite terror-related worldwide travel alert November 30, 2015 American citizens should continue to work, travel and study in Britain despite a worldwide travel alert put in place by the US state department, the US ambassador to the UK has said. Speaking to City A.M. this morning at the London Stock Exchange, ambassador Matthew Barzun said: "We need to be smart, and all of [...]
Mastercard Monday: Free travel on the Tube, bus, train, DLR and tram for Londoners with Apple Pay on Cyber Monday November 30, 2015 As if everyone wasn't picking up enough bargains, there's another nice freebie for commuters on Cyber Monday too. It's the second week of a month-long offer in which Mastercard holders using Apple Pay will be able to tap in and tap out absolutely free across the capital's Tube, trains, trams, DLR and buses. Read more: There's a new way [...]
Transport for London sets up new team to help to tackle growing traffic congestion November 30, 2015 Transport for London (TfL) has created new team to help tackle growing traffic congestion in the capital, it announced today. The new 40-strong team – that will rise to 80 by next spring – will help to deal with problems such as illegal stopping or unloading of deliveries, which can cause delays to drivers and [...]
UK weather: Storm Clodagh brings down tree on tracks at Bellingham causing travel disruption on Southeastern trains November 29, 2015 High winds from storm Clodagh have caused a tree to fall on to the tracks near Bellingham station in south east London, creating disruption to journeys to and from the capital. Southeastern trains from Orpington to Victoria, Ashford to Victoria and from Sevenoaks to Blackfriars are diverted or delayed as British Transport Police attend the incident. https://twitter.com/BTPbromley/status/671002468310982657 Train tickets for [...]
This is how long it takes people to commute and what they do during it November 27, 2015 No matter how long it takes, everybody feels their commute is too long. But a new poll has revealed that the figure for the how long it actually takes to get to work and back is one hour and 38 minutes. The public transport app Moovit has released results of a national commuting survey, conducted by OnePoll, which [...]