London passengers buying paper tickets ‘overpaid by £184m for travel since 2015’

Passengers have overpaid by nearly £200 million to travel on London’s public transport since 2015 because they bought paper tickets, according to new research.

Transport for London (TfL) figures show 37 million peak daily travelcards were purchased in the four-and-a-half years to July despite them being more expensive than using an Oyster card or contactless payment card.