Government promise to abet fragment-time workers hit by rising costs and delays in implementing smart ticketingPromised reforms to season tickets to make rail travel more affordable for commuters who work fragment-time are in doubt,with smart ticketing delayed and the programme’s costs rising, transport campaigners and Labour possess said.
The government first announced plans to meet the needs of fragment-time workers in 2012, or the Conservatives made an election pledge to introduce measures including smart ticketing. According to the Department for Transport (DfT),however, train companies possess made slow progress in doing so. The reforms could save some commuters thousands of pounds a year. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com