£19 billion Crossrail project ‘risks being mothballed’ without extra cash as London transport boss demands more funding this week to avoid ‘Doomsday scenario’ Transport for London boss Andy Byford has written to Department for Transport Line, from Berkshire to Essex via London, originally expected to open in 2018 Update said railway, called Elizabeth Line, not … Read more
Death of the black cab? Fifth of all London taxis are now off the road with hundreds stored on farmers’ fields and drivers on ‘starvation wages’ after passengers ‘evaporated’ during pandemic Number of licensed taxis in London dropped by 3,900 from June to November Black cab rental firms have been forced to hire fields around … Read more
Bus passenger is fined £1,700 after refusing to wear face mask on London bus for two days in a row Frederick Adomako-Frimpong, 49, was caught without a face mask twice He was caught at Stratford bus station and provided ‘no reasonable excuse’ He was among dozens of people fined for not wearing a mask on public … Read more
London Mayor Sadiq Khan has been accused of planning road tolls to claw back millions ‘wasted’ on fat cat transport managers’ salaries and gold-plated pensions. His Tory rival in the Mayoral election next May, Shaun Bailey, says the Mayor has chalked up nearly £10bn of ‘wasteful spending’ at Transport for London (TfL) and is looking … Read more
Sadiq Khan will be ‘forced’ to KEEP congestion charge at £15 – despite £1.6bn bailout for TfL – as it’s revealed ‘temporary’ hike raised £100million this summer Congestion charge hike raised £100 million over the summer after introduction It will be kept as part of the £1.6 billion bailout for TfL agreed by the government … Read more
London drivers could have to pay £27.50 a day if they drive an old polluting car through the center of the city under new congestion charge Sadiq Khan claims ministers are demanding he vastly extends congestion zone Some motorists could be charged twice if they also travel through the ULEZ Boris Johnson yesterday accused Mr … Read more
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has claimed the Government is hitting people in the capital with ‘draconian’ measures that will cause a ‘triple whammy’ of higher costs. Mr Khan made the accusations after he said Westminster wanted to extend the £15 Congestion Charge Zone to the North and South Circular roads in 12 months’ time. He … Read more
The government has threatened to take away mayor Sadiq Khan‘s control of Transport for London unless he cuts costs and increases fares in return for a rescue package. The London mayor needs a £4.9bn settlement to bail out TfL for the next 18 months after passenger numbers collapsed and revenue crumbled as a result of the … Read more
The Government has agreed to extend its financial support of Transport for London (TfL) for two weeks while negotiations on a new bailout continue. Ministers are demanding that London’s congestion charge zone is extended and free travel entitlements for children and older people are downgraded in return for what would reportedly be a £1 billion … Read more
Londoners are braced for the capital’s transport system to grind to a halt this weekend as cash-strapped TfL burns through the last of its funding. Eleventh-hour talks for a £1billion bailout between ministers and Sadiq Khan have stalled because of sticking points involving the Government’s conditions for a deal. The Mayor is understood to be … Read more