Caroline Pidgeon AM, Leader of the Liberal Democrat London Assembly Group, responding to today's announcement that the Mayor will provide automatic refunds to those who incur a higher fare than the former off-peak daily cap in outer London (Zones 4-6) twice or more in a week, said:
It’s shameful that the Mayor signed off changes to the fare structure without actually understanding what he was doing. His incompetence has cost outer London commuters dearly, with thousands having endured double digit fare rises since January.
While it’s welcome the Mayor has now listened to the London Assembly and sought to lessen the impact on part-time workers, his compensation scheme will still leave many outer Londoners having to bear the cost of his mistaken fares package.
It’s time the Mayor held his hands up, admitted his mistake and fully reversed his withdrawal of off-peak caps.