Caroline Pidgeon, leader of the Liberal Democrat London Assembly Group, commenting on the Mayor’s announcement today that Oyster users heading out of their travelcard zones will no longer need to obtain Oyster Extension Permits, said:
”I welcome this as Boris Johnson should never have permitted the train operating companies to introduce them. The abolition of Oyster Extension Permits is long overdue.
”Oyster Extension Permits were the daft invention of the Train Operating Companies which totally undermined the benefits of Oyster Pay As You Go.”
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Caroline also wrote last year about the Mayor's inaction on this and other Oyster issues at Liberal Democrat Voice.