Is it just me or are we all suffering at the hands of the TFL, Transport For London with their over priced fares and ticket prices.
I walked into my local newsagent so i can top up my oyster card for travel and was told that a zone 1-4 travel card before 9am was £10.60. I couldnt believe my eyes let alone my ears as to what he just said, £10.60, thats a rip off.
Gone are the days when fares on the bus were below £2 and now its £2.40 just to travel one way on a bus, what is this counrty coming to? yes travel for those under 18 is free which is great dont get me wrong, but travel is becoming ever so much expensive here in london.
A take home pay for a standard adult in london with no family to provide for is around £1,100, take away the rent of maybe 500-600 pounds for a single room/ studio flat inclusive of all bills, and then it costs £167.50 for a monthly travel card zones 1-4, practically 800 pounds is gone from that persons paycheck and they have pretty much around 300 pounds left for food, clothes and anything else that they need, and with the prices in stores, supermarkets and other shops going up and the increase in V.A.T, that does not leave enough for the working adult here in london
It Is a real shame when big organisations target the little people, the working class
Gone are the days of Chivalry, Love and respect of other individuals, we are literally living in a eat or be eaten kind of world. My only prayer is that one day this all changes, one day we live in a world where we all respect each other and we work towards a better world and place for us and for our children and our children's children.
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