Hopper on, hopper Off.

Annually, the tube sees 1.33 billion passengers passing through its carts and lines; with Waterloo on my doorstep ranking as the busiest station annually seeing 100 million passengers.
The daily commuter spends on average £2.90 per journey, using the tube every day I have personally noticed the rise of homeless people also using the service as a means to commute and make gains from the general public.
From being warned to constantly keep all belongings to ourselves after the rise of pickpocketing on public transport in recent years, to reporting things we deem suspicious following threats to terror to now hearing regulated announcements not to give money to homeless people or individuals begging underground. Constantly being conditioned on how to behave, act and engage has encouraged me to further notice more and more things underground that I would not usually.

The price of transport has skyrocketed with 9.5% of customers travelling open boarding routes without valid tickets. Even with the extortionate prices of tube journeys, TfL are depreciating in revenue and are expecting £240m less in fares

Sadiq Khan championing the Fare Freeze has helped with underground tickets but does not apply to the price of travel cards. Those who travel further out find it more expensive especially with rising costs.

However, one thing which has benefitted every day travels is the £1.50 one-hour 'hopper' as many of those commuting to work are reliant on buses; particularly in South London as a means from getting to A to B; providing you with unlimited bus transfers within an hour.
Beneficial to those pay as you go passengers and those who are contactless.
The cost of fares in London has risen 8 years in a row, imagine how much we will be paying in 15 years if we keep up? hahah

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- Hanna

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