ZERO commuters on Transport For London fined over face masks rule

Passengers today spoke of their fury at people still not wearing face masks on public transport, 15 days after the Government made them mandatory for everyone. Photographs taken on the London Underground in rush hour today showed there is still non-compliance with the rule which aims to slow the spread of coronavirus. Police have so … Read more

Grant Shapps appeals to commuters ahead of new face coverings rule

Grant Shapps urges people to treat face coverings the same as their phone and wallet when leaving home ahead of them becoming compulsory on public transport on Monday as he says there will be a ‘gentle approach’ to issuing fines Wearing face coverings on public transport will become mandatory on Monday Grant Shapps said ministers … Read more

Woman who was a size 6 at 7 months pregnant says commuters refused to get up for her

A woman has revealed how strangers would question whether she was pregnant when she was in her final trimester, as she was a small size six and weighed just over eight stone. Samantha Ball, 23, a content creator, who lives with partner Dylan Yarborough 24, a recruiter, in Sheffield, welcomed their son Leo in February … Read more

Commuters pack onto Tube as Downing Street says passenger numbers have risen 25% in a week

Commuters packed onto Tube services in London this morning as bus passengers will have to pay to use the service again from tomorrow.  Pictures this morning show people riding underground trains on the Central Line during peak times, and finding social distancing impossible.  Meanwhile, Transport for London (TfL) has today announced that charging for bus … Read more

Commuters not wearing masks pack on to crowded Tube trains despite mayor vowing services are at 75%

Commuters not wearing face masks have again packed on to crowded Tube trains despite Sadiq Khan vowing services are running at 75 per cent capacity. Huge numbers of travellers struggled to socially distance on the Jubilee Line and at Canning Town during rush hour today as nearly 100,000 people used the service. The Mayor said … Read more

London mayor Sadiq Khan demands shops stock more face masks for commuters

London mayor Sadiq Khan demands shops stock more face masks as commuters continue to travel without them on busy rush-hour services Mr Khan asks stores to stock non-medical face coverings to help Londoners  He reiterates that Londoners should stay at home ‘as much as possible’  The Mayor says medical-grade masks should be kept for frontline … Read more

Tube bosses tell commuters not to use service during rush hour

‘Don’t use this station in rush-hour!’ Tube bosses tell commuters NOT to use service at peak times as Government mobility chart reveals spike in online searches for walking and driving directions TfL sign urges commuters not use Canary Wharf station during rush hour  Tubes and buses are packed as passengers head to work on Tuesday … Read more

Commuters are enraged by short trains and as police patrol stations as trains return to 70% capacity

Passengers face major changes on the railways as services are ramped back up to 70 per cent of normal levels today – but panicked commuters complained of packed trains and some mainline services ran with half the usual number of carriages. Travellers will be required to wear face coverings during their journey and to allow for … Read more

Commuters slam Sadiq Khan’s ‘terrible’ Tube service for ‘putting lives at risk’

‘Profligate’ London Mayor Sadiq Khan was slammed by passengers who crammed on to the packed Tube again today after he agreed to ramp up services in return for a £1.6billion taxpayer-funded bailout. Mr Khan had said Transport for London was hours from going bust and blamed Boris Johnson for no social distancing on trains by … Read more

City centre parking charges could be AXED in a bid to tempt commuters off buses and trains 

City centre parking charges could be AXED in a desperate bid to tempt commuters off buses and trains Grant Shapps said parking charges may be waived to ward commuters off trains The Transport Secretary said people have ‘a civic duty to avoid public transport’ His warning comes as Sadiq Khan threatened to run fewer summer … Read more