Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!
"Train hike is not fair for Freedom Pass holders"
London Councils has reacted angrily to plans by the Association of Train Operating Companies (ATOC) to increase the cost of transporting Freedom Pass holders by 25 per cent.
During negotiations over the cost of the Freedom Pass, ATOC has demanded London boroughs pay 25 per cent more for the train part of the Freedom Pass next year.
This would mean that the amount London's boroughs pay to the train operating companies would jump from £12 million in 2009/10 to at least £15 million in 2010/11.
The Freedom Pass costs the boroughs £270 million a year in total, the vast majority going to Transport for London. The pass allows Londoners aged 60 and over, plus eligible disabled residents to travel free on the capital's buses, trains, London Underground, trams, and the Docklands Light Railway.
Read the whole story at the London Councils website...............
During negotiations over the cost of the Freedom Pass, ATOC has demanded London boroughs pay 25 per cent more for the train part of the Freedom Pass next year.
This would mean that the amount London's boroughs pay to the train operating companies would jump from £12 million in 2009/10 to at least £15 million in 2010/11.
The Freedom Pass costs the boroughs £270 million a year in total, the vast majority going to Transport for London. The pass allows Londoners aged 60 and over, plus eligible disabled residents to travel free on the capital's buses, trains, London Underground, trams, and the Docklands Light Railway.
Read the whole story at the London Councils website...............
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