02/01/2017 London News

As you will have heard, rail fares have gone up today

at a time when strikes, delays and cancellations have

blighted the lives of hundreds of thousands of commuters

It's left many passengers angry, including those who thought

New year, new real prices for Londoners and for hundreds of

thousands of commuters, the only way is up when it comes to the cost of

their journey. Many had hoped they would be included in the mayor's

four-year fare freeze. I have a fully funded package to freeze fares

over four years, so Londoners pay not a penny more until 2020. It

emerged the mayor can only set fares not travel cards or caps. He said

his pledge only referred to TfL prices. Many say they feel duped. He

said he promised to do this thing and he's failed us. It's another

disappointment. Always delays. Always cancelled trains. I don't

think that's very fair. He should stick to his promise of freezing the

fares till 2020. I don't think it's acceptable really. They've

privatised it, but don't, yeah make it better or put on more or make the

trains bigger or make the service a nicer experience. Tomorrow morning,

some will be protesting at London's stations. There's still no end, it

seems, to these disruptions. We have no guarantee that there will be no

disruptions next year. Passengers need to come together and work with

us to lobby the Government. Fares won't change for those commuters

making tube journeys within London. How that will be funded is another

point of political contention. Sadiq Khan will be out and about at London

rail stations in the morning. Not only to defend his pledge, but also

to appeal for TfL to have more control over commuter trains.

If you are one of the hundreds of thousands of people affected

by the strikes and disruption on our trains, we'd

We're hosting a televised debate - recorded on Sunday evening -

Just e-mail your contact details, including your opinion

about the service you've experienced, to bbc

Well, the increasing frustration of the London commute

is affecting drivers too, and at least one has decided to take

action about the delays over the Dartford Crossing.

Anand Surve from Orpington has started a petition calling

on the Government to pay compensation to drivers

Thomas Magill has been speaking to him.

Rush hour at the Dartford crossing and queues like this is a familiar

sight for those who use it regular. Anand commutes from Orpington to

brents wood in Essex. What's more frustrating is the fact that he has

to pay for the pleasure of sitting in traffic, a situation he's decided

to do something about. These delays are unacceptable. They're getting

worse day by day. Therefore I've launched this petition calling for

drivers to be compensated in the event of long traffic delays. The

petition calls on high ways England to compensate drivers who get stuck

in traffic. If he manages to get 100,000 signatures, the idea will be

debated in Parliament. One motoring organisation has concerns about the

proposal. You can never really be completely sure who is to blame for

the congestion. It could be on a high ways England managed stretch of

road, it could be the crossing itself. There could be a broken down

vehicle. So it's very difficult to be able to Pinochet the blame. But

in theory this sounds great. In practice it might be more difficult

to operate. In a statement, hayways England said:

This commute continues and whether things change in the future, well,

that, he hopes, will depend on the success of his petition.

There's been a large fire at a recycling centre in west

London, which sent thick smoke billowing across the M4 motorway.

Firefighters were sent to Transport Avenue in Brentford

this afternoon, after dozens of calls were received from

A Freedom of Information request has revealed that the Government spent

an average of ?10,000 a day on consultants and law firms,

ahead of its decision to build a third runway at Heathrow.

The bill was paid by the Departments of Transport.

The Government says it was right to seek expert advice.

And now a look at the weather with Sara.

Good evening. Today's clear skies are allowing temperatures to drop

rapidly across the London area. As we go through the night, subzero for

most of us. Minus one to minus three degrees that. Leads to a Met Office

weather warning for the risk of ice on the roads that. Runs until

mid-morning. The day itself not as bright as today. Drizzle from the

north. It's largely fine and perhaps even not as cold as today, with a

high of seven degrees. Next few days dry and settled with overnight

frosts. But sunshine by day. We're back again from 6.30am

tomorrow with the latest news, Good evening. It's been a dry and

bright day across most parts of the country today. Despite the chilly

feel to the weather, there has been some sunshine. Clear skies as the

sun set in east Essex. With those clear skies around, temperatures are

plummeting, particularly across southern parts. Here we see the

coldest temperatures. We could see icy stretches on untreated surfaces,

pavements and roads first thing Tuesday morning. Not quite as cold

towards the North West. Cloud moving in here through the overnight

period. Lows to minus six or minus seven degrees in one or two spots. A

cold start to Tuesday. If you have the commute