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car, may well be keen to use taxis to get around the Capital once the express bus has
ferried them in.
So, would Jeffrey Archer’s scheme help London’s streets to start
moving again? It is reasonable to suggest that some people would be unwilling to use the
service as it wouldn’t be compulsory. A large enough majority may prefer to continue
driving in every day and added to that would be a total of 300 express buses stream into
Central London every hour.
Do you have a view on Jeffrey Archer’s plan? Let Call Sign know what you
think.
We have now asked Jeffrey Archer for some comments on his ideas for London should he be successful. Anyone wishing to use the article, please do so as you probably will take it anyway…!
Jeffrey Archer told Call Sign that he has developed a new idea to try and ease the capital’s congested streets. He opposes plans to update current public transport, which is already at capacity and which was only ever designed for short local trips. What he suggests is to implement a new ‘park and ride’ service. Commuters or other visitors would leave their cars at one of 15 points situated in Edgware, Barnet, Enfield, Chingford, Romford, Barking, Thamesmead, Bexleyheath,
This scheme would cost £70 million to set up and a further £105 million a year to run (not including revenue from fares). However, he claims that this is well within the existing budget and would remove the need to raise taxes or impose road pricing.
How would this plan specifically benefit taxi drivers? Well, it opens up a new target market of commuters who would be effectively stranded in central London if they all leave their cars at one of the designated ‘park and ride’ points. These people, used to the convenience of their
