Over-60s free travel 'costs £84m in lost revenue'

Calls to scrap Over-60s free travel after it 'costs £84m in lost revenue'

Fresh estimates show that the discounted 60+ Oyster card have become an increased burden on TfL’s budget

Over-60s free travel 'costs £84m in lost revenue'

The photocard allows people aged 60 and over who live in London to travel on TfL services for free.

Future of 60+ Oyster card under review amid rising costs, TfL confirms

Transport for London (TfL) could review the continued rollout of the discounted 60+ Oyster card after new figures revealed it has cost the authority £206million in the last three years. Fresh estimates show that the photocard, introduced in 2012 and which anyone above 60 who lives in a London borough is eligible for, has become an increasing burden on the TfL budget, prompting calls to scrap it altogether. TfL estimate that £84million was lost i…

TfL expected to review discount travel for over-60s amid financial pressures

Claim that discounted 60+ Oyster card “disproportionately benefits the wealthiest”, reports Kumail Jaffer, Local Democracy Reporter Transport for London (TfL) could review the continued rollout of the discounted 60+ Oyster card after new figures revealed it has cost the authority £206million in the last three years. Fresh estimates show that the photocard, introduced in 2012 and which anyone above 60 who lives in a London borough is eligible for…