Tube fares
Having taken the tube for the first time in weeks this morning I read with interest Diamond Geezer's defence (or half-defence) of the new tube pricing. Basically it seems to be a way to stick it to foreigners, and even then only foreigners who cannot justify buying an Oyster card. Nevertheless £4 for a single does seem slightly excessive...I'm sure the Evening Standard has already worked this out, but as Covent Garden to Leicester Square is 1/6th of a mile, that works out at £24 a mile, and expensive way of travelling (though this comparison is rather misleading). While we're playing the 'what annoys me' game, what annoys me is if you get two buses, one say half a mile and the other half a mile, you get charged twice. I think there should be some element of use within a certain time.
posted by Matthew @ 9/12/2006 08:25:00 AM
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