Khan to hike Londoners council tax bills by £31 in bid to save TfL from ‘collapse’ December 22, 2021 Council tax could be hiked by £31.93 next year under London mayor Sadiq Khan’s plans to save the capital’s transport system from collapse. In his budget proposal today, Khan set out that £20 of the council tax increase will be pumped into Transport for London (TfL) after battling with a funding blackhole. The transport network [...]
Sadiq Khan’s new congestion charge rules will undermine Transport for London December 21, 2021 Not long ago we were told that Londoners were going to have to pay £20 more in council tax a year for the next three years to bail out Transport for London. London’s transport system simply couldn’t function with the current budget it had, forcing the Mayor to take a seemingly painful decision to increase [...]
Three and EE to bring 4G to Tube network December 21, 2021 Mobile operators Three and EE have announced a partnership to bring 4G and 5G connectivity to the whole Tube network. “Three is delighted to be part of bringing even more connectivity to our customers in London,” said Three’s chief executive Robert Finnegan. “They will be able to enjoy smooth streaming, phone calls underground and continued [...]
TfL funding crisis: UK Government agrees last-minute cash deal to keep Tube running until February December 17, 2021 Transport for London (TfL) tonight announced it had reached another short-term stop-gap funding deal with central government to fund the capital’s transport network until early February. Andy Byford, London’s transport commissioner, said: “The Government has today confirmed an extension of its funding support for TfL through until 4 February, for which we are grateful. The Mayor [...]
RMT pushes ahead with strikes despite TfL pleas to support booster campaign December 17, 2021 Rail union RMT is going ahead with strikes this weekend despite millions of Londoners racing to get Covid-19 boosters in the run up to Christmas.
It’s time to put away the toy trains and thrash out a deal for Transport for London December 17, 2021 The pandemic has brought the country to a standstill more times than once this year. But the UK’s railways have continued to move people and goods across the country during these critical moments. The impact of Covid-19 has been felt acutely in London, where passenger numbers fall every time more restrictions are brought in. The [...]
TfL to slash congestion charge after 6pm, maintaining £15 cap December 16, 2021 Transport for London (TfL) announced today that from 21 February the congestion charge will be scrapped every day from 6pm, remaining operational on weekends between 12pm and 6pm. The £15 price cap will remain unchanged, the network added. Following a 10-week public consultation involving around 100,000 people, TfL has stated that the changes will prevent [...]
Sadiq Khan hikes council tax as the government refuses to ‘properly fund’ London’s public transport December 16, 2021 London Mayor Sadiq Khan has announced plans to raise council tax by around £20 a year as the Government refuses to “properly fund” Transport for London (TfL).
Funding crisis: PM Boris Johnson slams City Hall for creating TfL’s ‘black hole’ December 15, 2021 Prime Minister Boris Johnson has accused London mayor Sadiq Khan of creating Transport for London’s (TfL) financial “black hole.” “What happened is the Labour mayor of London embarked on a reckless unfunded fares policy that left a huge black hole in TfL’s finances,” Johnson said during PMQs. Responding to accusations made by Labour MP Ruth [...]
The Night Overground makes a comeback this weekend despite ongoing underground strikes December 14, 2021 Transport for London have announced that Night Overground services between Highbury & Islington and New Cross Gate will return this Friday.