Lofty Crossrail to Heathrow fares to be capped at standard Tube rates July 6, 2021 Airport passengers using London’s Crossrail will have higher fares which could be capped at the standard rates for the Tube, according to reports. Passengers travelling to Heathrow will be charged a premium rate compared with the same journey on the tube. However, if passengers make other journeys using the Transport for London (TfL) network within [...]
Freedom day: Boris Johnson confirms big bang shedding of Covid restrictions for 19 July July 5, 2021 Boris Johnson has confirmed there will be a big bang shedding of Covid restrictions in England, with mass events set to return without social distancing or face masks from 19 July for so-called freedom day. Johnson said the government will be imposing very few Covid restrictions from now on and will instead rely on people [...]
TfL opposes making masks optional as Boris Johnson looks to forget them July 5, 2021 Londoners may have to wear masks on the tube after 19 July, when Boris Johnson is expected to have abandoned the pandemic-imposed rule. However, different rules for Transport for London (TfL) tubes and national rail trains may confuse travellers, if masks become a thing of the past by the end of July. A spokesperson for [...]
Will masks remain mandatory on Tube even if Boris Johnson ditches rules? July 5, 2021 All eyes will be on Sadiq Khan and Transport for London commissioner Andy Byford after Boris Johnson is expected to announce the end of compulsory face masks from 19 July. TfL holds the power to set “conditions of carriage” relating to face coverings on London transport, that could see masks mandated on the Tube even [...]
TfL finances battered by £100m drop in advertising revenue July 5, 2021 Transport for London (TfL) has suffered a record £100m plunge in advertising revenue across its network after Covid restrictions prevented people using its services. The fall in ad revenues is the latest pandemic hit for TfL, which derives the vast majority of its revenue from fares, and has been bailed out to the tune of [...]
One-in-four UK financial services workers want to work from home full-time, says new survey July 5, 2021 Almost one-in-four of the UK’s financial services workforce wants to work at home permanently post-pandemic, according to a new survey from Accenture. The survey found 24 per cent of the country’s 1m financial services workers “would prefer to work entirely from home once a full return to office is possible”, while 69 per cent said [...]
TfL must be ‘realistic’ on mega-projects, says deputy mayor, as wait for long-term funding deal goes on July 3, 2021 Heidi Alexander has a lot on her plate. In normal times, overseeing London’s transport network as Sadiq Khan’s deputy mayor for the sector would be quite the job, what with keeping the capital’s commuters happy while delivering huge infrastructure projects like Crossrail. And that is before the pandemic left TfL operating on a shoestring budget, [...]
Ride-hailing firms have ‘moral imperative’ to give drivers’ workers rights, says Heidi Alexander July 2, 2021 London’s deputy mayor for transport has said that ride-hailing firms have a “moral imperative” to offer their drivers basic workers’ rights. Speaking to City A.M., Heidi Alexander said that City Hall would like to see minicab operators like Bolt and Ola adapt their business models to embrace the Supreme Court’s historic judgement on Uber. Her [...]
Ren Baletti CA on why EDF will be powering the UK’s transformation towards zero-emissions July 1, 2021 The electric vehicle revolution is finally charging ahead. EDF’s Ren Baletti CA tells Ryan Herman why the utility giant will be powering the UK’s transformation towards a zero-emissions economy. This article first appeared in ICAS’ CA magazine. The car industry is often seen as a bellwether of our economy. In January 2021, figures from the [...]
TfL under fire over ‘hidden subsidies’ for Uber Thames Clipper services June 30, 2021 Transport for London (TfL) is tonight under pressure after a complaint was lodged with the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) over “hidden subsidies” for the Uber Thames Clipper ferry service. Romford MP Andrew Rosindell and London Assembly Member Keith Prince have written to the CMA saying that the firm is being given “an unfair and [...]