Commuters face paying up to £55 more a day to travel with new flexible rail tickets

Commuters face paying up to £55 more a day to travel with new flexible rail tickets instead of traditional season passes, Labour says New flexible tickets allow travel in England on any eight days in a 28-day period  Labour found some commuters would pay more per day then with season ticket  It found largest price … Read more

City house prices rise in ‘urban revival’ as commuters head back to office 

House prices in cities and towns are being driven up as workers start to prepare for a return to the office, new research suggests.  Prime postcodes in Winchester, Oxford and Bath saw some of the biggest price rises at 4 per cent, 3.7 per cent and 3.2 per cent respectively in the first three months … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Commuters say it ‘feels really good’ to head back to the office

Britons started to cautiously return to the office on public transport today as the coronavirus lockdown began to be relaxed – with some saying how there was a ‘sudden feel of some kind of normality’ in London. Another commuter told how it ‘feels really good’ to be heading back into work while a third who … Read more

Greggs hit as Covid keeps shoppers and commuters away

Two years ago Greggs was the darling of the stock market, but sales suffered as Covid kept shoppers and commuters away from High Street baker By Daily Mail City & Finance Published: 22:13 GMT, 12 March 2021 | Updated: 22:13 GMT, 12 March 2021 Two years ago Greggs was the darling of the stock market.  … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Commuters squeeze onto Tube in east London

London Underground trains were busy again this morning and rush-hour traffic congestion hit its joint highest level since England’s third lockdown began as key workers continued to travel into work. Shocking video footage taken at West Ham Underground station showed commuters piling onto a Jubilee line train, with concerns mounting over passengers being unable to … Read more

Shops could be shut and commuters ordered to work from home under a Tier Four regime

Shops could be shut and commuters ordered to work from home under a draconian Tier Four Covid regime. The plans are being drawn up as a way of avoiding a third national lockdown – but would contain curbs as tough as those seen in previous shutdowns. Officials are alarmed by the deadly surge in virus … Read more

Government may offer commuters bulk buy tickets

Government could sell commuters books of single-journey train tickets for whenever they need to travel to office By Alex Lawson, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:50 GMT, 5 December 2020 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 5 December 2020 The Government is looking at plans to sell commuters books of single-journey train tickets for whenever they need … Read more

Tubes are jam-packed with London commuters while roads are BUSIER than last year after 9am

London Underground trains were packed with commuters this morning as they made their way to work amid England’s second lockdown.  The travellers were seen squashed together in packed tube carriages in defiance of social-distancing guidelines.  There were also busy scenes on escalators down to train platforms  – but nearly all commuters pictured were wearing masks.  … Read more

Tube, train and bus journeys drop as traffic levels show commuters taking cars to work

Public transport use in England has plunged as the country remains in the grip of a second lockdown – but traffic in the Capital has risen as people shun the Tube and commute in their cars, according to new data today.  Tube travel was at just 23 per cent of normal demand yesterday, with bus … Read more

Rail firms to slash timetables to cut costs as a FIFTH of commuters will not use trains indefinitely

Rail firms plan to slash timetables in the new year to cut costs amid fears a FIFTH of commuters will abandon trains indefinitely More than a fifth of passengers are not expected to return to regular rail use Passenger numbers have been slashed since the start of the covid pandemic The Department for Transport has … Read more