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• TFL TRAVEL CHARGE TFL.GOV.UK/CP

Learn about the "Tfl Travel Charge Tfl.Gov.Uk/Cp " charge and why it appears on your credit card statement.

First seen on September 3, 2016 , Last updated on February 10, 2018

What is it?

I have been charged £5.50 on 9th February (possibly for a supposed journey a little earlier in the week) I have not travelled on public transport since Monday 5th February (bus) and I have a freedom pass.

TFL TRAVEL CH £5.60: Barclaycard arranged over the phone, without hesitation, for this debit to be reversed. Sheepishly, I explained it must be an RFID conflict with my Freedom Pass in the same wallet.

I checked at my bank account charged £25.10 on July 2nd. I have freedom pass I don’t understand why they charged it

On 24th of Nov I made 1 tube journey from Bond St to Bethnal Green using my Oyster Card around 7pm and the money was deducted on my Oyster card but TFL CH charged me £6.00. On 28th Nov I made one tube journey Liverpool St to Kings Cross on my Oyster card around midday and the money was deducted from the Oyster card. TFL CH charged me £8.90. the other journeys on those days were by bus using my old age bus pass. My Oyster card was bought from a shop some time ago and I always top it up with cash and it had £18.50 on it on 23rd Nov.

I traveled by tube from Victoria station to South Kensington using my Barclays Contactless card, I used the card to log out at South Kensington but noticed the gate had stayed open and that a green light had come on, I have noticed on my statements that a transaction is still pending when this should be cleared can you clear this up. Thank you J Bottomley

Can you help? What is this charge?

Also appears on statements as.

• CHKCARDTFL TRAVEL CHARGE TFL.GOV.UK/CP
• CHECKCARD TFL TRAVEL CHARGE TFL.GOV.UK/CP
• POS Debit TFL TRAVEL CHARGE TFL.GOV.UK/CP
• POS PUR TFL TRAVEL CHARGE TFL.GOV.UK/CP
• POS PURCH TFL TRAVEL CHARGE TFL.GOV.UK/CP
• POS PURCHASE TFL TRAVEL CHARGE TFL.GOV.UK/CP
• POS REFUND TFL TRAVEL CHARGE TFL.GOV.UK/CP
• PRE-AUTH TFL TRAVEL CHARGE TFL.GOV.UK/CP
• PENDING TFL TRAVEL CHARGE TFL.GOV.UK/CP
• Visa Check Card TFL TRAVEL CHARGE TFL.GOV.UK/CP MC
• Misc. Debit TFL TRAVEL CHARGE TFL.GOV.UK/CP
• CHKCARD TFL TRAVEL CHARGE TFL.GOV.UK/CP

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Penalty fares

When travelling on public transport, you must ensure that you have a valid ticket.

A penalty fare can be issued if you:

• travel without a valid ticket in all fares zones
• travel with an incorrect ticket in all fare zones
• travel in first class with a standard class ticket
• travel on a child rate ticket when you are overage
• travel beyond the destination stated on your ticket
• trespass on a National Rail or Transport for London (TfL) service
• do not correctly validate an uploaded or capped season ticket
• do not correctly validate a Pay As You Go Oyster card or contactless payment card
• cannot show a ticket or validated Oyster or contactless payment on demand

In some cases, an unpaid fares notice may be issued and if you have travelled beyond the validity of your ticket you may be required to pay the excess fare.

There are different appeal processes and stages to manage penalty fares, depending on which transport operating company you were travelling with when you received the notice. The information needed to appeal or pay a penalty fare is printed on the penalty fare notice itself. Therefore, please ensure you keep it and read it carefully .

What happens if I get caught without a ticket on a bus?

It is the responsibility of all passengers to ensure that they have the correct ticket for their journey. Failure to present a valid ticket on a bus when challenged by a driver or inspector is in breach of the Public Service Vehicle Regulations and is a criminal offence . Therefore, if you are caught without a ticket or an incorrect ticket on a bus by a TfL revenue inspector they may either issue you with a penalty fare or you may be prosecuted instead.

If you are stopped without a ticket but not issued a penalty fare, you should expect to receive a letter outlining where and at what time you were stopped. This letter will ask you for any comments relating to the issue and provides you with an opportunity to outline any problems you may consider are relevant to your case. TfL will decide how to proceed with this matter and this may include prosecution action.

London TravelWatch is not able to provide legal advice on such issues, and we would always recommend that you immediately seek legal advice from your solicitor or local  Citizen’s Advice Bureau  in the event of a threat of prosecution.

Appealing against a Penalty Fare

To ensure that the process is unbiased, all first stage penalty fare appeals are sent to an appeals body which is independent of and separate from the transport provider (with the exception of Tramlink). Please do not send your appeal to the rail operator or TfL at this stage.

If you think you have been issued with a penalty unfairly, you can appeal in the first instance to Penalty Services Ltd , the Appeals Service or Tramlink . There is a strict time limit for when your appeal can be received.

Regardless of which type of penalty fare method is used, administration charges may be added if you do not adhere to the specified timescales. You could, therefore, find yourself having to pay much more than the initial penalty fare. Paying the penalty fare on time will also prevent any further action, such as debt collection or prosecution for non payment, being taken.

Penalty fare appeals processes

There are three stages in the penalty fare appeal process. If the timeline allowed is strictly adhered to, you can access all three stages and the penalty fare will not increase in this time.

The process is different depending on who issued the penalty fare so please read all documents carefully.

Unpaid Fares Notices

Not all transport operators run penalty fares schemes. In these situations (usually with long distance train services) if you are travelling without a ticket or have an incorrect ticket for your journey, an unpaid fares notice would be issued instead. This is the standard/first class single fare available at the time of travel; please note that this will not be the cheapest fare available as no Railcard discounts (or advance fares) will be given.

If you think the unpaid fares notice should not have been issued, you have a right to appeal. You  must  appeal in writing and your appeal must be received by the relevant appeals body within the period specified on the unpaid fares notice – usually within 10 days. You need to give the date and time of travel and the reason why you think the unpaid fares notice has been incorrectly issued. Failure to adhere to these time frames could mean that administration charges are added.

A failure to pay the unpaid fares notice may result in legal proceedings being taken against you

London TravelWatch would always advise that you pay the unpaid fares notice as soon as possible to avoid any administration charges and then deal with the appeal separately.

Prosecutions

Where a rail operator and Transport for London (TfL) believe that you have deliberately evaded paying your fare, refused to accept the penalty fare, or do not have the means to pay the single fare, they may decide to start the prosecution process for fare evasion. The methods of processing prosecution cases can differ depending on which rail company or type of transport you were travelling on. It is therefore important to follow the advice provided.

London TravelWatch is not part of the penalty fare or prosecution appeal process and we cannot change the decision made by the appeals body. However, if you have concerns about the way your appeal has been handled, please contact us.

If your penalty fare appeal is upheld and you still believe it is unfair, contact London TravelWatch and we will review your concerns .

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Did you just get a Transport for London Penalty Charge and are feeling worried? You’ve come to the right place. Every month, over 130,000 people visit this site looking for guidance on fines and parking tickets.

In this article, we will explain:

• What a Transport for London Penalty Charge is.
• If you need to pay these parking fines.
• How you can appeal against this charge.
• What could happen if you choose not to pay the fine.
• Ways to avoid getting a Penalty Charge in future.

In 2021, Churchill Motor Insurance reported an 8% increase in penalty charge notices (PCNs) across Britain, with over 5.2 million issued. 1 So, rest assured, you’re not alone.

We’ve got plenty of useful advice and examples to help you decide what to do next!

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What is Transport for London (TfL)?

Transport for London is a government body responsible for the capital’s transport network , including buses, trains, cycling routes, and the London Underground network.

They also oversee the Ultra-Low Emissions Zone (ULEZ) and London Congestion Charge , a fee motorists pay when they enter central areas of London.

It is important to note that the Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) is expanding across all London boroughs from 29 August 2023 and will include residents within these areas when they drive.

If your vehicle does not meet the emissions standards and you drive within these areas, you will have to pay a daily charge of £12.50.

What is a TfL Penalty Charge Notice?

A Transport for London Penalty Charge Notice (PCN) is a fine issued by the authority when a motorist breaks the rules.

You might be issued TfL fines for parking on a red route, not paying the London Congestion Charge by the deadline, entering an Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) in a vehicle that does not meet the emissions standard, and not paying the daily ULEZ penalty.

This penalty will likely be sent to the registered vehicle owner’s address.

Transport for London gets this information by using your car registration plate and asking the DVLA. After this, you have to pay TfL penalty charge notice fines within the deadline or choose to appeal it .

A Transport for London unpaid penalty charge will result in a charge certificate being sent to you.

Is a TfL Penalty Fare the same thing as a PCN?

No, you could get a TfL penalty fare for not paying to travel or not paying on time on a train , bus or underground or for ‘tapping in but not tapping out’ on the underground.

A TfL PCN is specifically for motorist offences .

What happens if you forgot to pay the London Congestion Charge?

If you forget to pay a London Congestion Charge, which must be done by midnight on the third day after you travel, you will be issued a Transport for London Penalty Charge Notice (PCN) .

To avoid forgetting to pay after your journey, you can pay the charge in advance if you wish. 

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The London Congestion Charge of £15 must be paid every day your vehicle enters the Congestion Zone between 7am and 6pm on weekdays or between midday and 6pm on weekends and bank holidays. 

If you don’t pay the Congestion Charge in London, the fine is £160 , so as I see it, it is better to pay the congestion charge in advance if possible or set a reminder to do it afterwards as the cost of neglecting charges is much higher than the original charge.

Or, if you think you have valid grounds, you can appeal it.

It’s far wiser to lodge a TfL penalty charge dispute or, if not, pay the fine rather than ignore it.

Here you can see this forum user on MoneySavingExpert has received a PCN for not paying the congestion charge and is looking for advice on whether to appeal.

What are Red Routes in London?

Red routes are just 5% of the roads in London but handle daily heavy traffic and congestion.

Driving regulations in London state that you can never park on a red route unless you have a dispensation , as parking here could cause even more serious congestion.

How much is a TfL penalty?

A Transport for London PCN is initially £160 .

This is the fine if you are caught parking on a red route, fail to pay the London Congestion Charge on time, or one of the other TfL contraventions.

However, you will receive a 50% discount on the fine if you pay within the first 14 days . This means you only have to pay £80 when you receive a Transport for London Penalty Charge Notice.

You can pay TfL fines in many ways, including online and over the phone.  

Once your Penalty Charge Notice payment is received, that’s it; the matter doesn’t go any further.

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What happens if you don’t pay the charge?

You are given 28 days to pay the TfL Penalty Charge Notice ; if you don’t, you’ll be sent a charge certificate .

This certificate increases your fine by 50% to £240 and provides you with another 14 days to make a full payment.

If you don’t pay the increased £240 fine, you’ll be subject to an Order of Recovery, where the fine is registered as a debt, but it won’t affect your credit file.

The debt is registered at the Traffic Enforcement Centre, and a small fee is added to your debt. You’ll then have 21 days to pay the debt. 

Ignoring the debt will result in Transport for London using bailiffs to get their money.

When bailiffs get involved, they add their own fees, which can be very expensive.

It’s also worth noting you can run a TfL penalty charge check via the authority’s website if you need to know a TfL PCN appeal status.

Plus, you can retrieve a TfL lost Penalty Charge Notice online.

Can you put in an appeal?

You can appeal a Transport for London Penalty Charge Notice as long as you lodge your appeal within the initial 28 days.

You can challenge the fine in writing by making an appeal online or by post, along with any supporting evidence you may have.

This could include photographs, videos, mechanic invoices, witness statements, vehicle ownership documents, medical emergency proof (if that was the reason for the violation), or witness statements.

We have a great online template you can use to help you write your appeal letter: PCN Appeal Letter Template – Free Sample .

Appeal Process Steps

There’s a due process that must be followed whenever an appeal is made. Here’s a quick table summarizing the different stages of it.

If you make a representation outside the 28-day PCN period, it will be considered ‘late’, and TfL do not have to consider it.

If your appeal is late, make sure that you provide evidence to outline why your representation is late. Valid reasons they may consider are illness or a holiday.

Keep in mind that forgetting is not a valid reason.

Transport for London will respond to your TfL PCN appeal by accepting it and cancelling the fine, rejecting it, or requesting more information.

What if the appeal was rejected?

If your appeal is rejected, you will receive a notice of rejection which will tell you what to do next.

You can either pay the PCN or appeal to London Tribunals within 28 days of receiving a notice of rejection.

If you want to appeal to London Tribunals, you should complete the form that came with the notice of rejection, providing any evidence and send them to:

London Tribunals PO Box 10598 Nottingham NG6 6DR

London Tribunals will notify you of the hearing date. It is then up to Transport for London to contest your appeal or not.

If they contest it, you’ll get a copy of the evidence they send to the adjudicators, who will consider this as well as your evidence.

If an Adjudicator at London Tribunals allows your appeal, TfL will cancel the PCN.

However, if your appeal is rejected and you do not pay, TfL will continue to enforce it. You will normally receive a charge certificate as a result.

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How to win a TfL PCN challenge

Unlike Penalty Charge Notices from local councils, the criteria to win an appeal with Transport for London are more stringent .

There are six Congestion Charge appeal reasons you can make a TfL London PCN appeal and win your challenge if they accept it.

• I was not the keeper at the time of the contravention, e.g. I have never been the keeper, I ceased to be the keeper, I became the keeper after the date of the contravention.
• I had paid the Congestion Charge due for the vehicle used on that date in the time and manner required by the charging scheme.
• No penalty charge is payable under the charging scheme, e.g. I was not within the charging area during charging hours.
• The vehicle was used or kept without my consent, e.g. stolen.
• The penalty charge exceeds the amount payable in the circumstances of the case, e.g. I have been requested to pay a penalty charge amount above that detailed in the regulations.
• We are a vehicle hire firm, and the vehicle was hired under an agreement at the time, and the person liable signed a statement of liability for any resulting penalty charges.

If none of the six grounds are applicable, you can still make a representation explaining your circumstances.

Should you appeal or pay the TfL PCN?

You should only appeal a Transport for London Penalty Charge Notice if you believe you meet the criteria and can provide evidence to support your appeal.

You’ll have to pay the PCN if you don’t qualify to contest a TfL charge.

Even if you fit the criteria, you may be worried you have insufficient evidence and will be rejected. This can be confusing, especially when you consider that there is a 50% fine discount on offer for paying within the first 14 days .

The ultimate decision should be made on a case-by-case basis.

Even if you qualify to file a TfL PCN appeal, you may choose the reduced fine to avoid a stressful process and having to pay more later. 

The one thing you should not do is ignore TfL penalty charges .

You either pay or make a TfL Penalty Charge Notice appeal against the charge.

What about council Penalty Charge Notices?

PCNs can also be issued by a local council.

You may have received a PCN from a local authority for something like parking contraventions or bus lane violations.

A local council Penalty Charge Notice (PCN) is the official name for a parking fine issued by the council and is different to a PCN issued by a transport agency such as  Transport for London for contraventions in the capital.

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Penalty Fares and Unpaid Fare Notices

Penalty Fares and Unpaid Fare Notices are issued to people who are unable to present a valid ticket to travel when requested. Passengers have the right to appeal against these notices if they believe they were issued incorrectly or unfairly.

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Penalty Fare Notices may be issued for a variety of reasons and people have the right to appeal against these, within a specified time, if they believe they were issued incorrectly or unfairly.

Step-by-Step Process to appeal your notice.

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Most Frequently Asked Questions about the Appeals Process.

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Penalty fare notices.

Penalty Fare Notices are issued for a variety of reasons. One example of this is when transport providers operate Penalty Fare Schemes as part of their overall Revenue Protection strategy to reduce ticketless travel. On routes where stops are frequent and trains or buses are busy, it's not always possible to check every passenger’s ticket between every station or every bus stop.

Where such Penalty Fare schemes apply, a valid ticket or other form of authority must be displayed or made available for inspection when requested. Failure to either advance-purchase correctly or, failure to buy correctly from available ticket purchasing facilities before travelling may make a person liable to pay a penalty fare.

A Penalty Fare Notice must be paid or appealed against within the stated time in order to avoid further costs or action being taken by the Transport Provider to recover the debt.

You can download a copy of the current rail industry Penalty Fare Rules, 2002 or the TfL applicable Greater London Authority Act, 1999 by visiting Documents

Unpaid Fare Notices

Train operators work in a number of different ways to tackle ticketless travel. In addition to operating a Penalty Fares Scheme, they may issue passengers with an Unpaid Fare Notice if they fail to pay the full appropriate fare or fail to produce a valid ticket when requested.

An Unpaid Fare Notice is not the same as a Penalty Fare Notice. Where the incident is considered to fall outside of the scope of the Railways (Penalty Fare) Regulations 2018, Unpaid Fare Notices are issued in accordance with the Transport Provider's Policy & Procedures and the National Rail Conditions of Travel.

An Unpaid Fare Notice must be paid or appealed against within the stated time in order to avoid further costs or action being taken by the Transport Provider to recover the debt.

For more information, download a copy of the current National Rail Conditions of Travel by visiting Documents

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Exactly how TfL it checks if your vehicle is subject to a ULEZ fine

Motorists who do not pay the daily fee are given a £180 fine that is reduced to £90 if paid within two weeks

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More drivers are now subject to a £12.50 daily fee when travelling in most of London's roads after the city's mayor, Sadiq Khan , expanded the ultra low emission zone (ULEZ) in August. Transport for London (TfL) can fine motorists if they have not paid the charge and their vehicle (broadly pre-2005 petrol and pre-2015 diesel) falls foul of the rules.

Stationary and mobile automatic number plate recognition cameras (ANPR) are scanning traffic catching those breaking the rules. Some critics of the scheme have set about vandalising them as a result.

But some may not know how exactly officials decide who to fine out of the many, many cars drive in London's roads every day. TfL has laid out the procedure in response to a recent freedom of information request.

READ MORE: TfL reveals number of ULEZ fines cancelled because of 'cloned registration plates'

How TfL decides who to fine

An official wrote: "In order to establish whether a vehicle is compliant with the ULEZ emission standards we predominantly use the vehicle data held by the DVLA linked to a vehicle’s VRM (Vehicle Registration Mark). In most cases we can establish a vehicle’s compliance status by the date it was first registered as new.

"We know that all diesel cars first registered as new after September 1, 2015, and all petrol cars first registered as new after January 1, 2006 are automatically compliant with the ULEZ standards.

"A number of other vehicle attributes are taken into consideration including the vehicle type, fuel type, year of manufacture, Euro status (if recorded) and its NOx & PM emissions (if recorded). We use data from additional sources including, the VCA (Vehicle Certification Agency) and information sourced from vehicle manufacturers, supplemented on an ongoing basis by information provided to us by owners / registered keepers of individual vehicles.

"Using this data we have developed a compliance database which lists the compliance status of all UK registered vehicles. This is not a live link to the DVLA data – rather, it is a static list of vehicles which is refreshed with new updated DVLA data every month. By updating the list regularly it ensures any update to vehicle information held by the DVLA is reflected on our database soon afterwards."

TfL and the mayor have emphasised that their data has suggested that nine out of 10 cars seen driving in Outer London on a typical day are ULEZ compliant. Mr Khan has also told MyLondon that he is "really pleased" with how his policy is panning out as he seeks to clean the capital's air.

You can check if your vehicle is ULEZ compliant here . Londoners who own a car that falls foul of the rules are now eligible to apply for a £2,000 scrappage grant from City Hall. You can do so here . You can pay the ULEZ fee using TfL's Auto Pay function here .

How to challenge a fine

Every image taken by TfL's automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) cameras is checked by two members of staff before any penalty charge notice is issued. Any customer who believes their vehicle has been cloned can provide any evidence they believe demonstrates the PCN has been incorrectly issued, including, but not limited to, the following:

• Proof of vehicle at a different location for the date and time of the contravention, such as a tracker report or statement from a colleague or neighbour
• An affidavit or witness statement affirming vehicle was not at location but elsewhere
• Photos showing differences between their vehicle and the vehicle captured
• Crime reference number

Is the expanded ULEZ affecting you or your family? Do you agree with the Mayor's decision to enlarge the scheme? Please email [email protected] .

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You can actually be fined for travelling too slowly on the London Underground

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Usually while travelling on the London Underground , passengers are trying to reach their destination as quickly as possible.

After all, who would want to spend more time than necessary squashed into a Tube train during rush hour?

But it turns out Transport for London (TfL) is able to issue fines if passengers take too long to tap out.

The London Underground handles up to five million journeys every day – but Oyster cards have set maximum travel times to make sure people don’t take advantage.

This means passengers can’t do more than just travel on the Tube, and if you do take too long you could be fined double the maximum fare.

The single fare maximum is up to £9.40 in Zones 1-9 and up to £26.00 beyond Zone 9, including on the  Heathrow  Express.

Maximum journey times on the London Underground to avoid a fine

Monday to friday, 4.30am-7pm.

Zone 1 only:  1 hour and 30 minutes

Zone 2 only:  1 hour and 30 minutes

Zones 2 to 3:  1 hour and 30 minutes

Zones 1-2:  1 hour and 40 minutes

Zones 1-3:  1 hour and 50 minutes

Zones 1-4  (for journeys across up to five zones within Zones 1-4): 1 hour and 50 minutes

Monday to Friday after 7pm and all day Saturday

Zone 1 only:  1 hour and 40 minutes

Zone 2 only:  1 hour and 40 minutes

Zones 2-3:  1 hour and 40 minutes

Zones 1-2:  1 hour and 50 minutes

Zones 1-3:  2 hours and 5 minutes

Zones 1-4:  2 hours and 5 minutes

Sundays and public holidays

Zone 1 only:  1 hour and 50 minutes

Zone 2 only:  1 hour and 50 minutes

Zones 2-3:  1 hour and 50 minutes

Zones 1-2:  2 hours

Zones 1-3:  2 hours and 15 minutes

Zones 1-4:  2 hours and 15 minutes

You can find further travel times for zones 1-6 on the  Transport for London  website.

TfL says these journey times are set generously and should only be exceeded under exceptional circumstances – but that passengers will receive an automatic refund if your journey time is out of your control, such as the result of severe delays.

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TfL may soon have to refund 500,000 parking tickets

A High Court ruling might ban the use of CCTV to fine motorists

If you’ve received a parking fine in London sometime over the last year, you could be in luck. A whopping 500,000 refunds may soon be in order for people charged for parking in ‘red route’ parking bays. 

Transport for London are currently challenging a ruling made against them which bans the organisation from using CCTV to penalise motorists who park in bays on ‘red routes’. 

A full-priced ticket would set you back £160 and, since October 2022, 212,712 ‘penalty charge notices’ have been issued. The money raised typically goes towards improving transport schemes such as subsiding travel for elderly Londoners, with TfL having received around £17 million in revenue from such fines over the last year.

If TfL loses the case, however, a whole load of those fines could be refunded. According to the Standard , TfL argues that it relies extensively on CCTV to catch people illegally parking in bays on these routes and that without it there could be ‘significant adverse impacts’ on road safety and bus services. 

The case of whether or not TfL can use CCTV has been brought to the High Court after the network operator challenged the original ban by the London Tribunals. The network operator would have to recruit hundreds of staff to monitor parking on the ground, if the ban stands. 

Campaigners have said that the wording on parking regulations was changed to include bays on these routes in 2020, and many want the refund period to extended back to then. Campaigners also argue that it’s harder to challenge a ticket sent via post rather than one left on your windshield. Clearly, this is a pretty contentious issue. 

We’re still awaiting the High Court’s ruling on TfL’s right to use CCTV, so stay tuned for some updates. 

At Time Out, we’re all about keeping up with all the latest transport news. We’ve covered that you can ride vintage London buses for free next week , and also that the District Line will be partly closed for three days this week . And if you’re looking for to-the-minute updates on those pesky tube strikes? We’ve got a comprehensive guide to those, too . 

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London travel news LIVE: Severe delays as Victoria Line reopens after 'casualty on track' at King's Cross

LIVE – Updated at 09:57

Victoria Line trains were unable to run for over two hours on Tuesday morning due to a casualty on the track at King’s Cross St Pancras.

Transport for London warned there was no service from 7.15am on the entire line while the emergency services dealt with the incident, as thousands tried to make their way to work.

The busy Tube line reopened around two hours later with severe delays.

Commuters in West London were also unable to use the District Line between Turnham Green and Ealing Broadway on Tuesday morning while TfL fix a signal failure at Ealing Broadway.

Follow the latest updates below.

Person sadly pronounced dead at the scene, say British Transport Police

The British Transport Police has provided an update following a death on the Victoria Line this morning.

A spokesperson for the force said: “Officers were called to King’s Cross underground station at 7.06am today (20 August) following reports of a casualty on the tracks.

“Paramedics also attended, however sadly a person was pronounced dead at the scene.

“The incident is not being treated as suspicious and a report will be prepared for the coroner.”

Victoria Line reopens with severe delays

Transport for London has said that trains are now running again on the Victoria Line, but with severe delays.

In an update on their website TfL said: “Severe delays due to an earlier customer incident.

“Tickets are being accepted on London Buses, London Overground, Greater Anglia, Southeastern and South Western Railway.”

London Overground 'extremely busy' as Victoria Line remains down

The London Overground is extremely busy as the entire Victoria Line remains suspended following a casualty on the track at King’s Cross St Pancras, a London MP has said.

Stella Creasy, the Labour MP for Walthamstow has provided a brief update to her constituents.

She posted on X: “Walthamstow please be aware - there is currently no Victoria Line running at all. The Overground is still running but extremely busy.”

Trains between Moorgate and Finsbury Park hit by long delays

A fault on a train between Moorgate and Finsbury Park is causing further disruption on Tuesday morning.

Trains running between the stations may be delayed by up to 25 minutes or revised due to the issue.

Disruption is expected until 10am.

Victoria Line suspended due to casualty at King's Cross St Pancras

Transport for London has confirmed that the Victoria Line was suspended at around 7.15am due to a casualty at King’s Cross St Pancras station.

The entire line has remained shut since the incident.

Emergency services seen near King's Cross Station

A bus lane has closed and there is slow traffic due to an emergency services incident on the A501 Euston Road Eastbound at Kings Cross Station.

Travel data site Inrix reports that a couple of Ambulances are still blocking the bus stops.

Tickets being accepted on trains while Victoria Line is down

Tickets are being accepted on London buses, the London Overground and train services while the Victoria Line is suspended.

Greater Anglia railway has said it is accepting tickets between Tottenham Hale and Liverpool Street.

The Standard has reached out to Transport for London, The London Ambulance Service and British Transport Police to find out more about the incident.

Trains also unable to run on section of District and Piccadilly Lines

The London Underground network has been hit by further transport disruption.

There is currently no service between Acton Town and Rayners Lane on the Piccadilly Line due to signal failure at Ealing Broadway on the District line.The issue is also causing issues on the District Line itself and there is no service between Turnham Green and Ealing Broadway.

Entire Victoria Line suspended due to casualty

The Victoria Line was suspended shortly before 8am, when thousands of commuters will be trying to travel to work, due to a casualty on the track.

Transport for London told customers: “No service on the entire line while the emergency services deal with a casualty on the track.

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The Best Little Dinner Party on Fifth Avenue

The intrepid traveler and textile designer Lisa Fine transformed a pedigreed fixer upper into a jewel box where she entertains as only she can.

Let’s start with the before. Imagine a ’70s interior with wall-to-wall shag carpeting, department store Louis furniture, granny vitrines, a library with too few books to merit the name, walls of mottled coppery mirror, faux Venetian accents, and a decorated look the apartment’s current owner, Lisa Fine, charitably characterizes as “something that may have been hip at one time.”

By the time she first saw it, in 2020, when New York was in the grip of the pandemic lockdown, the place had acquired a stale hot-tub-time-machine aura. Grim and seemingly lightless, it had an ambient, musty fug and reeked of cigarette smoke.

“I didn’t even want to put my coat down,” Fine says.

The apartment was also that New York real estate cliché, a ­fixer-upper at a highly desirable address. The building is a prestigious Fifth Avenue cooperative built in 1927 by J.E.R. Carpenter, whose high-rises include 640 Park Avenue and 907 Fifth Avenue; the amenities include a private restaurant and room service dating from the days when it was a residential hotel.

“I love New York, okay?” Fine says one day from her other home, in Dallas. It’s worth mentioning that the word love is pronounced in the drawl that has clung to her since she quit her native Hattiesburg, Mississippi, for boarding school in Texas. The timing of her migration to Manhattan was the early 1980s. “But I’ve never had an apartment here that I truly loved.” Like all but the most privileged locals, Fine had long since adapted herself to the axiom that temporary solutions become permanent conditions. The truth is she is someone who, if obliged to live in a storm drain, would quickly find a way to make it both cozy and camera-ready.

“I had been stalking the market, and I knew it was now or never,” she says.

Whereas the other dwellings Fine has occupied, on the Upper East Side or the Left Bank in Paris or in the Turtle Creek area of Dallas, have tended to favor a hybrid sensibility that reflects her dozens of treks across the Indian subcontinent , for this one she decided to blend traditional English country house style with the refined urbanity of the decorator Frances Elkins, beloved of Hollywood Golden Age movie stars (Norma Shearer, Irene Dunne) and moguls (David O. Selznick).

“It was Covid, and I’d just spent two years rewatching all the classic movies,” Fine says. “The minute I saw the apartment, I envisioned black marble, mirrors, and rooms all covered in a single fabric. When I wake up I feel like I’m on a cloud.”

Never mind the challenge of a two-year gut renovation at a time when quarantine had all but shut down the construction trades. “I love a dressing room and a big bath, and I had the vision that I could join a hallway to one of the two bedrooms to make my own living quarters, complete with a bathtub, and still have a separate suite where guests can stay,” she says. “Despite what some people think—that I go out every night—what I love most is home, cooking, and entertaining. I’m a Cancer . What can I say?”

Fine is dauntless. For decades she has traveled the breadth of India solo and often during monsoon season (when five-star hotels are a relative bargain). Once, years ago, she rescued an abused mongrel dog chained at a construction site and contrived to fly him to Paris, where she was living. Kashgar, named after the Silk Road city where he was found, is no more, but his portrait sits between the two large windows in her living room. “I often say it’s the best relationship I ever had,” she says.

It is in that room that Fine entertains in her singular manner, serving chicken mole and chiles rellenos, or fiery curries served on 19th-century Meissen atop a 1960s Maison Jansen table draped in a tablecloth inherited from Lee Radziwill . The Francis I silver may not have been her first choice, but it had the advantage of being a bargain. And, as her friend the chef and cookbook author Alex Hitz notes, “it’s exactly what you see in every good house in the South.”

Six is Fine’s preferred number of guests at the suppers she gives for pals like the architect Peter Pennoyer and his wife, the interior designer Katie Ridder; the businessman George Farias; and the public relations wizard Alejandra Cicognani (who, like Fine, is a T&C contributor).

Inside a Lisa Fine Dinner Party at Home

Readying for dinner is half the fun of having one, Fine says. She is not notably vain, but she takes pleasure in her toilette and a good soak in the pharaonic marble tub that is the centerpiece of her dressing suite, which is covered in trompe l’oeil blocks of silver leaf she designed in partnership with Wallpaper San Patrignano .

“The greatest indulgence of my life is the bathtub,” she says. “My friend Charlotte di Carcaci insisted Belgian black is the only kind of marble you can have,” she adds, referring to the British tastemaker and aristocrat.

Why? No flecks. “Look, I know people might think I’m crazy,” she says. “But I know what I want.” She pauses for thought. “Is this TMI?” she asks. “Really, my life is an open book, though sometimes I think I should close it.”

Lead image: In the dining room, the Maison Jansen dining table is draped with a tablecloth inherited from Lee Radziwill, and the 18th-century Italian chairs are from Louis Bofferding.

Guy Trebay is the author of the new book Do Something: Coming of Age Amid the Glitter and Doom of '70s New York .

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