Transport for London penalized more than 150 passengers for refusing to wear masks on the first day of new Covid laws.
The staff handed out 152 fixed penalties notices Tuesday to its customers in all of the capital’s services.
Additionally, they had to remind over 5,000 passengers to wear face covers on the Tubes, Buses, Rails, DLR, and Trams.
Over 100 passengers were also removed from TfL service and another 127 prevented them from continuing their journey.
This is because rush hour photos this morning revealed streams of riders without masks among commuters using the Tube.
London’s Night Tube users have been warned about’severe disruption’ this weekend by drivers staging a second round-of-strikes.
The staff handed out 152 fixed penalties notices Tuesday to its customers in all of the services it provides in the capital. Pictured today: Tube
Plus, they had to remind over 5,000 commuters to use face masks when riding on their Tubes, busses, DLRs or trams. Photo: Today’s Tube
Over 100 passengers were also removed from TfL service and another 127 could not get on. Photo: Tube Today
TfL has released Thursday’s figures from Tuesday for people who were fined by its services throughout the capital.
The report showed that employees were required to issue 152 fixed penalty notices for people who failed to comply with new rules.
It means they have been charged £200 – reduced to £100 if paid in 14 days – which doubles each time someone is caught to a maximum of £6,400.
In what TfL called ‘customer intervention’, 5,101 individuals were told to wear a mask.
For refusing to wear one, up to 125 customers were kicked out of services and another 127 were denied entry.
TfL had previously made it a policy that riders should cover their faces before Tuesday. However, the new government laws mean people could be charged for doing so.
As rush hour images this morning revealed streams of commuters using the Tube, it is no surprise that they were wearing masks.
TfL has released Thursday’s figures from Tuesday for people who were fined by its services throughout the capital. Pictured today: Tube
This showed that staff had to give out 152 fixed penalties notices to those who didn’t comply with the new rules. Photo: Tube Today
Even though rule-breakers were being punished, photos from London Underground showed streams of unmasked travellers.
One image showed three sitting in a row next to each other on the Jubilee line into the city centre.
The other featured a single man, who was unmasked and sat defiantly in front of the carriage.
Londoners were warned about’severe disruption to the Night Tube’ this weekend, as motorists stage another round of strikes over their rosters.
The Rail, Maritime and Transport union members will be walking out on Friday and Saturday for eight hours, on both the Central and Victoria lines, which are where the Night Tube runs.
Last year’s introduction of weekend overnight services was halted due to the pandemic. It was resumed this weekend, but was interrupted by industrial action.
Pictures from London Underground today showed streams of unidentified travellers despite the apparent crackdown against rulebreakers. Yesterday’s London Bridge Station
Pictured: Yesterday morning, British Transport Police stopped a man at London Bridge Station for not covering his face.
Transport for London, according to the union, has claimed that they have ‘ripped up’ an agreement allowing drivers to pick whether or not to take part in night-services.
Additional strikes will be planned for the Christmas period. TfL stated that drivers would only be able to work for four nights per year and added that other unions had agreed on new rosters.
Nick Dent is the London Underground’s Director of Customer Operations. He stated: “We are asking Night Tube customers not to travel on Saturday due to more disruptive RMT strikes on the Central or Victoria lines.
“While it was a great achievement that we were able to maintain a regular and safe service on the Night Tube last Saturday despite strikes, there are still risks of disruptions this weekend and into Christmas.
“We’ve been in negotiations with the RMT over months to prevent this unnecessary strike action.”
“I apologize to my customers for any disruption caused and ask the RMT for continued talks. We should not threaten London with more strikes during a critical time of its recovery.