:00:00. > :00:00.That's it from us. Now for the news where you are, have a very good
:00:00. > :00:15.night. Welcome to BBC London News,
:00:16. > :00:17.with me Asad Ahmad. London's buses have
:00:18. > :00:19.stopped accepting cash. It's a move
:00:20. > :00:22.which will save Transport for London millions of pounds a year, although
:00:23. > :00:25.they say only a small number But there are still concerns
:00:26. > :00:29.about the change. NEWSREEL: With a nimbleness
:00:30. > :00:33.that would do justice to a much older hand, she
:00:34. > :00:36.smiles and punches, No longer can we jump on a London
:00:37. > :00:41.bus and pay with cash. Now you need an Oyster card,
:00:42. > :00:44.a prepaid or concessionary ticket Transport for London says over 9%
:00:45. > :00:51.of passengers already pay But according to residents in
:00:52. > :00:56.East Dulwich today, the new rule is already affecting
:00:57. > :01:00.people. A lady got on the bus when we was at
:01:01. > :01:04.Herne Hill, and she couldn't get on the bus because she wanted to pay
:01:05. > :01:08.cash, and he said they are no longer taking cash, so she had to get
:01:09. > :01:12.off because she had no Oyster card. What you think of that?
:01:13. > :01:14.I think it's wrong. Why shouldn't you be
:01:15. > :01:16.able to pay cash? It's a good idea,
:01:17. > :01:18.because people go on the bus and never have change, but they
:01:19. > :01:21.always have an argument with TfL says it has put measures
:01:22. > :01:29.in place to help. We have put in One More Journey
:01:30. > :01:32.so if you have an Oyster card but not enough for a bus journey,
:01:33. > :01:36.but have a zero balance, you can make one more journey, and that has
:01:37. > :01:39.been used by a million people There are fears it is not always
:01:40. > :01:44.easy to top up an Oyster card, and that vulnerable people could be
:01:45. > :01:48.left stranded. Transport for London really have to
:01:49. > :01:51.make sure that first of all there are lots of places where you can top
:01:52. > :01:55.up your Oyster card, to increase the number of them, and second, they
:01:56. > :01:58.must make sure that drivers won t leave vulnerable passengers,
:01:59. > :02:00.perhaps late night because they have lost their Oyster card or haven t
:02:01. > :02:03.any money to top it up. There is an element
:02:04. > :02:06.of inevitability about this change. Given that a single bus trip in
:02:07. > :02:09.the capital has been costing ?2 14 TfL says that not handling cash will
:02:10. > :02:19.save ?24 million a year, which it plans to reinvest in
:02:20. > :02:23.improving the capital's transport. For years, businesses,
:02:24. > :02:28.politicians and Londoners have debated whether the Thames needs a
:02:29. > :02:32.new bridge to the east of the city. Well that debate starts again this
:02:33. > :02:35.week, as plans for Here's our Political Editor,
:02:36. > :02:39.Tim Donovan. East London has two tunnels,
:02:40. > :02:42.Blackwall and Rotherhithe, and a boat, the Woolwich Ferry,
:02:43. > :02:45.but no bridge. The first serious attempt to build
:02:46. > :02:48.one at Galleons Reach was thwarted Plans for the Thames Gateway Bridge
:02:49. > :02:55.were promoted by Ken Livingstone, but rejected
:02:56. > :02:57.by a planning inspector. Boris Johnson originally rejected
:02:58. > :03:00.the idea too, but now seems to have changed his
:03:01. > :03:03.mind, as new proposals emerged this We all know we can
:03:04. > :03:08.actually build bridges. It's the planning and consultation
:03:09. > :03:11.process which is difficult. That is why we have been keen
:03:12. > :03:15.to emphasise the benefits And Labour are pledging once
:03:16. > :03:20.again to build a new bridge. The case for the bridge in terms
:03:21. > :03:23.of being able to sustain housing and economic development in East
:03:24. > :03:26.London is overwhelmingly strong and And there is support
:03:27. > :03:30.for more crossings from the celebrity behind a proposed
:03:31. > :03:33.new garden bridge for London. It's vitally important.
:03:34. > :03:36.It's terribly important. If you can't get across the Thames,
:03:37. > :03:39.you either get stuck in one of those tunnels,
:03:40. > :03:44.or you have got to wake your way of those tunnels,
:03:45. > :03:46.or you have got to make your way extremely far east to go over that
:03:47. > :03:50.great big bridge or clog up London, both south and north,
:03:51. > :03:53.making your back to try to fight On the London cable car,
:03:54. > :03:57.one Tory figure says his opposition The bridge on the south side
:03:58. > :04:03.touches down at Gallions Reach, the the bridge would be going up roads
:04:04. > :04:08.that simply can't take it. It would be ten times the volume
:04:09. > :04:11.of traffic that's there now. Tomorrow, Transport for London start
:04:12. > :04:13.consulting again on the plans Historically, we were promoting one
:04:14. > :04:17.crossing in the vicinity We are promoting a series
:04:18. > :04:22.of crossings now. People do want a series
:04:23. > :04:24.of crossings. But who knows
:04:25. > :04:28.when a decision will come? A mainly dry day with
:04:29. > :04:36.the odd short shower in places, It will still feel warm with
:04:37. > :04:41.a top temperature of 22 Celsius Don't forget the Tour de France
:04:42. > :04:46.comes to London tomorrow leading to lots of road closures
:04:47. > :04:48.from the morning. Find out more on our website,
:04:49. > :04:51.radio station or join us from 6.30 on BBC One.
:04:52. > :05:10.For now, have a very good night Hello. We are going to carry the
:05:11. > :05:12.weekend weather into the first part of the working week. A mix of