Flat fares in suburbs
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THE INTRODUCTION of a flat fare on London Transport suburbe buses on April 4 is only the first step to introducing flat fares on LT services.
At a Greater London Council committee meeting last week, it was agreed to extend the scheme to all suburban services — this is seen as "a major step" by GLC's LT committee chairman, Harold Mote, and Leader of the GLC planning and communications policy committee Alan Greengross, claims that the plan is "the first step of bringing fl fares to London".
But Labour's Illtyd Harringtc said the scheme had been p together hurriedly, while his cc league Robin Young spoke the complications of the systen In reply, Mr Greengross sa that meetings on the subje started in August, 1979, and th the roots of the scheme go bat even further.
The question was also raisE of passengers who will have I pay more as a result of flat fare The level has been pegged tc high it was claimed, and up to z per cent of passengers will ha\ to pay extra.