Romford MP
That is because unlike other ferry services,
In their letter, which City A.M. has seen, the two politicians said: “Ultimately, one TfL licenced scheduled Thames passenger boat operator is made to pay expensive pier landing fees at TfL owned piers and another one is not (
“This unfair anti-competitive behaviour should be investigated and tackled”, they added.
The decision to waive landing fees came due to the fact that
However, the letter, which was first reported by the Telegraph, points out that the company does not pay landing fees even when it is operating services outside of commuter hours.
However, Rosindell and
They added that maritime minister
A spokesman for Uber Boat by Thames Clippers told the Telegraph that it worked to a different pier fee structure “to take into account the significant costs of operating to over 20 piers at times of the day/year when demand is low and the commitment to operating services when it is not profitable to do so”.
“Uber does not operate the River Bus service. Thames Clippers is responsible for operating the boats and
“The brand partnership between
A spokesman for TfL said: “We’re aiming for 80pc of all trips in
“Commuter services are required to run a regular and frequent timetabled provision all year round from early morning to late in the evening, whereas river tours and charters are seasonal and operate mostly outside of commuter hours.
“In addition, commuter services run from piers from Putney in the west through to Woolwich and others in the east, and not just in the more profitable central
The post TfL under fire over 'hidden subsidies' for
© City AM, source