Fare evasion is set to get harder on the Docklands Light Railway (DLR) as the operator steps up ticket inspections on trains. As most of the DLR stations don't have ticket barriers, there's a certain level of trust that people tend to do the right thing and pay for transport, and the vast majority do pay to take a ride on the DLR.
Asked on Times Radio whether he thought 72,000 was a good wage, Mr Dempsey said: Well you can't afford to buy a house in London, even on 72,000. He added: I think workers should be able to afford to live in London. And if the average house price if you've got to be earning more than 100,000 to buy a house in London 72,000 is not out of this world.