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London bus and Tube fares to jump by the biggest amount in a decade
Londoners who use the Tube and bus will have to pay more from 5 March, London mayor Sadiq Khan has announced today. Single Tube fares will rise by 30p in Zone 1 and by between 10p and 30p across the rest of the Underground network. Single bus fares will rise by 10p. 
18 January 2023
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Londoners who use the tube and bus will have to pay more, London Mayor Sadiq Khan has announced today. Single tube fares will rise by 10p in Zone 1 and between 10p and 30p across the rest of the underground network.
14 February 2022
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Transport for London customers who buy an Oyster card from Sunday 23 February will only be able to get their £5 deposit refunded if they keep the card for more than a year – but with over £200 million in deposits currently stuck on unused cards, it's worth checking if you can get a refund now. 
10 February 2020
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Over 37 million peak daily London travelcards were bought over the last five years, MoneySavingExpert.com can reveal – even though they're ALWAYS more expensive than paying by Oyster card or contactless. Passengers have paid a whopping £184 million extra unnecessarily as a result – here's how to save on your London travel.
12 December 2019
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Millions of London commuters and visitors could pocket a share of the almost £350 million floating around on unused Oyster cards, after Transport for London's (TfL's) latest figures showed the pot of unclaimed cash increased by more than £60 million over the last 12 months.
13 November 2018
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Millions of Londoners risk not being able to get a refund if their Oyster card is lost or stolen as they haven't registered it to their online account.
9 April 2018
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Millions of London commuters can pocket their share of the quarter of a billion pounds that's sloshing around on unused Oyster cards, after Transport for London's (TfL's) latest figures showed the pot of unclaimed cash increased by more than £50 million over the last 12 months.
8 August 2016
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Tube and bus fares in London will rise by 1% on average next year, while children under 11 years old will be able to travel on National Rail services in the capital for free.
13 November 2015
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From today millions of people will be able to travel on the London Underground using contactless payment cards, with fares costing the same as those for Oyster card users.
16 September 2014

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