Speaking to the Evening Standard about plans that Transport for London is considering to phase out cash payment on buses, Caroline Pidgeon said:
"With all buses now having ‘wave and pay’ facilities the decline in passengers paying by cash is set to fall even further.
"My number one concern is that every fare offered by Oyster remains the cheapest on offer. It is vital that people without access to a bank account can access the lowest fares.
"At the same time TfL also needs to take great care over how they deal with passengers travelling late at night. We either need more places where people can top up their Oyster cards every hour of the day or cash fares should remain on night buses."
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