Off-peak Fridays in London

This should be seen in the context of UK taxpayer subsidy (link below).  Also, a first step should have been reinstatement of free travel for 60+ age group at all times as morning restriction impacts on attendance at hospital appointments etc and participation in volunteering activities (which many are involved it).  Priorities before gimmicks. 

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/ministers-and-tfl-agree-250-million-government-funding-to-upgrade-londons-transport-system#:~:text=TfL%20now%20benefits%20from%20around,fares%20and%20other%20income%20sources.

 But is it a gimmick or will it generate spending across business in London by increasing footfall on a Friday?   Lets hope so.   But where is the impact assessment and what are the measures of success?  These need to be fully be publicised and the montoring and reporting process on the trial fully transparent.  I don't readily see these key elements being publicised.  Is there a link to them and importantly, to a mayoral press release.  And is the next step if the trial deemed to be successfully subject to approval by central government?  If central govt refuse to authorise any additional support, has the mayor steps in place to meet any financial cost?  The webpage is poor in terms of any of these issues. https://tfl.gov.uk/fares/free-and-discounted-travel/off-peak-friday-fares

I have a Freedom Pass and I also work.  As it happens I work from home in Hackney on Friday so I could change my routine and go into the office (which is in Outer London) on those days, so it does make a difference.  

I and my wife are in our 80s, and we both have Freedom passes.  Accordingly, we always travel on public transport free of charge anyway, provided the travel is after 9.00 a.m., which it nearly always is.  The availability of off-peak fares on a Friday would make no difference to us whatsoever.  If we do have to travel before 9.00 a.m., it is to meet an mostly unavoidable commitment - eg. a medical appointment or catching a long distance train - and being able to pay somewhat less for off-peak London travel on Fridays would not affect that commitment.

The survey questions don't make sense.  As it happened, I had a dinner with a friend on the evening of Friday 8th, to which I travelled by tube. I didn't know about the free fares on Friday before 9 am, but it made no difference because my dinner was in the evening, as dinners usually are, so the journey was free in any case.
I've retired from work, so I don't need to travel regularly before 9 am.  On the rare occasions when I do, eg because I'm catching a train or flight to somewhere and have to be at a main station or airport early, I would still travel by tube [and maybe bus if carrying luggage, otherwise I walk to the tube station], and I would have to use my old Oyster card which I top up about once a year. A minor irritation, not more. I accet that when the tubes are full in the rush hour free travel shouldn't be offered.  If there is now spare capacity on Fridays, that's nice but not mission critical. 

As the septuagenarian holder of a Freedom Pass  Mayor Khan stealing our access before 0900 has been really nasty of him and I refuse to spend what is an outrageous fare on TfL and so take my car instead if I need to travel. These off-peak tricks are being paid for by pensioners, the easy target for bullies like Sadiq Khan.

Nowhere to park near the station even if there was a train going in the right direction. Easier and quicker to drive out of London. 

Looks like most of the comments here are from Freedom Pass holders - I'm not one of those, but I can't take advantage as I have an annual season pass (which has gone up in price, unlike single fares).  Blatant electioneering..... 

Volunteering knows no calendar. Venues which rely on footfall will need to extend their concessionary prices to encourage Freedom Pass holders to attend eg Friday matinees, Silver Fridays etc. and actually put on appropriate attractions. Also those of us who live outside the centre need extra time to make early appointments. For example hospital clinics at St Mary;s Paddington start at 9 am.

Whilst I am very pleased that The Mayor has re-instated the pre-9.00 am use of my Freedom pass for Fridays, it would be even more helpful if this could be extended to the other Weekdays, so I can arrange or attend early Medical appointments etc. on other Weekdays as Fridays only early appointments sometimes become difficult to book,  and delayed and also I could get early shopping. 

Many thanks.!

Using the tube or train is still inaccessible regardless of cost because I'm disabled. Need better and easier access to the taxi card scheme which is badly setup as access varies by borough. Should be same eligiblity and access whichever borough. Also as a female I don't feel safe travelling on the tube or train with the increased crime including sexual assaults. Need better safety on the transport system 

For freedom pass holders who do a lot of childcare being able to travel before 9.00 am makes a massive difference.  School starts at 8.50 and we have to be with the grandchildren by 7.40 when their parents leave for work.  

I see this as a bit of a gimmick by Mayor Khan in his election year.

Why has he not included buses as in Sutton he has given us the worst transport system which means we have to use buses to get to mainline rail or tube.

Why not give us back the benefits we had with Mayor Boris which allowed us to use the freedom pass any time, not this Twirley regime

I am retired and have a 60+ travel card so this makes no difference to me.  I live in central London and try to walk most places but I travel by tube and bus whenever necessary irrespective of the cost.

The enforcement of friday (and all week) restrictions on senior tfl travel since covid has impacted massively on my weekly routine.

No more swimming before 9am (though 'better''s introduction of peaktime charges before 9am for York Hall pool is also a factor). 

No more early morning bus or tube journeys (when it's quieter) for shopping at markets or supermarkets, has slowed down my shopping schedules massively.

Restricting seniors' access to travel in the early mornings I find discriminatory and offensive; we are not all armchair consumers of ready meals and cremation deals, but often active swimmers, keep fit gym users, and creative artists, for whom every hour of every day is important. 

To limit the transport access concessions we have enjoyed for decades denies us valuable work/active/creative hours we can never recover. These concessions are so important for giving older people the quality of life and continued development they have earned during their time on this earth.

I appreciate being able to make an early start e.g. for a day out hiking