Sorry if this is in the wrong place. I'm writing this from the perspective of an Epsom resident (one stop beyond the Zone 6 boundary) but I'm sure it applies equally to many other towns.
No doubt most of you are familiar with the fare situation, but here's a brief summary of current charges:
Zone 1-2 £6.60
Zone 1-3 £7.70
Zone 1-4 £9.50
Zone 1-5 £11.20
Zone 1-6 £12.00
My travelcard (Epsom + London zones 1-6) costs £19.30. If I lived a couple of miles down the track in Ewell West, I would pay £12.00.
So you know all that, and you probably know that there are various rumblings of discontent from Epsom residents (and presumably others in a similar situation) from time to time. It seems to me that there are a few possibilities concerning funding of the difference:
a) Commuters inside the Oyster zone are making up the difference via funding to TfL (GLA council tax supplement?).
b) Commuters outside the Oyster zone are subsidising the fares of those within it.
c) Something else.
d) Any combination of the above.
I don't intend to grumble about it here. My question is: does anyone know which of the above is correct?
No doubt most of you are familiar with the fare situation, but here's a brief summary of current charges:
Zone 1-2 £6.60
Zone 1-3 £7.70
Zone 1-4 £9.50
Zone 1-5 £11.20
Zone 1-6 £12.00
My travelcard (Epsom + London zones 1-6) costs £19.30. If I lived a couple of miles down the track in Ewell West, I would pay £12.00.
So you know all that, and you probably know that there are various rumblings of discontent from Epsom residents (and presumably others in a similar situation) from time to time. It seems to me that there are a few possibilities concerning funding of the difference:
a) Commuters inside the Oyster zone are making up the difference via funding to TfL (GLA council tax supplement?).
b) Commuters outside the Oyster zone are subsidising the fares of those within it.
c) Something else.
d) Any combination of the above.
I don't intend to grumble about it here. My question is: does anyone know which of the above is correct?