Written by Samuel Doxford Thursday, 27 August 2009 19:31
A petition has been launched demanding Transport for London provide refunds to commuters because of closures on the Jubilee line.
MP Sarah Teather (Lib Dem Brent East) claimed the shutdowns were a result of “basic mistakes” by the capital’s transport authority.
The Jubilee Line, which runs from north-west London through to Stratford in the east, has been fully or partially closed every weekend this year as Transport for London carries out upgrades.
Ms Teather launched the petition to try to get compensation for ticket-holders who are receiving a service on five days a week instead of seven.
She claimed delays completing the work were caused partly by errors, such as laying the wrong type of cable.
Ms Teather said: "As a local resident, I am utterly frustrated by these closures. The disruption to the tube is making it impossible for local residents to plan their weekend, and is causing devastation to small businesses that rely on passing trade.
"I am furious frankly that local residents are paying the price for tube bosses' incompetence. How on earth did they manage to lay nearly half the length of the Jubilee line with the wrong type of cable without anybody noticing?”
The petition can be signed at http://campaigns.libdems.org.uk/page1329.
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