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Even the savviest of travellers forget things, especially at this busy time of year, so here’s a mix of reminders and handy tips from the London TravelWatch casework team.

Our latest survey ‘Out In London – LGBTQ+ people’s safety on the London transport network’ reveals the extent of abuse, harassment and violence faced by the LGBTQ+ community when travelling in and around the capital:

• One in five (21%) survey respondents said they have experienced hate crime in the past year while travelling on public transport in London
• Four in five (82%) respondents change their behaviour or appearance to ‘fit in’ so they avoid abuse or harassment when travelling 
• 65% of respondents who had experienced abuse or harm when travelling in London said bystanders witnessed the incident but did not intervene
• Many LGBTQ+ people we spoke to have little confidence or trust in the police, so incidents on London’s public transport network often go unreported

As TfL officially marks one year of the Elizabeth line today (Monday 19 June) at an event in Thamesmead, the capital’s transport watchdog, London TravelWatch, comments:

Transport for London today (Wednesday 18 January) announced they will be increasing fares by 5.9%.

After prolonged disruption due to strike action over the festive period, passengers would have been hoping the new year would bring some reasons to be optimistic.