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Commuter concerns: Getting into London post-lockdown

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Monday, 29 June, 2020
Cllr Christine Harris

For both commuters and leisure travellers across the Beckenham Parliamentary Constituency, travelling back into Central London after lockdown is a major concern.

The Labour Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has radically increased the cost and operating hours of the so-called “Congestion Charge” so that driving to London in Covid safety is prohibitively expensive.  Car drivers must pay £15 per day if they drive into London before 10 pm at night, seven days a week.  Even exempt Blue Badge holders have to apply specially with their documents in advance and pay a £10 “registration” charge.

Conservative Councillors have been looking at local SouthEastern train services where carriages are beginning to fill up. Conservative Councillor for Kelsey and Eden Park, Christine Harris (pictured) said: “Wearing a mask is compulsory and passengers are doing their best to spread out along the length of the train before it pulls in.  However it is only a matter of time before any kind of Covid-19 distancing becomes impossible”.

From Monday 6 July, trains on the Hayes line increased from two to four trains per hour while the Orpington-Victoria and Catford Loop lines both remain at two trains per hour off peak. To claim compensation, your train must have been running 15 or more minutes late.

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Bob Stewart Calls for Immediate Reinstatement of Cannon Street services to prevent future London Bridge Chaos

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Member of Parliament for the Beckenham constituency, Bob Stewart, has written to both the Managing Director of Southeastern Railways and the Secretary of State for Transport to call for the immediate reinstatement of the Cannon Street services from Hayes. This followed two emergency evacuations at London Bridge in January due to overcrowding.

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