London Transit Commission (LTC) buses.The LTC implemented a rear-boarding policy and stopped collecting fares on March 20 as part of efforts to slow down the spread of the novel coronavirus.At the end of July, the LTC said fare collection would resume no later than Sept.
1, depending on how quickly new driver barriers could be installed. Fare collection, front door boarding to start Aug. 19, London Transit Commission says LTC general manager Kelly Paleczny said enough driver barriers have been installed to allow for front door boarding and fare collection to resume.“We were accumulating an operating budget deficit at quite a rapid rate,” Paleczny said.“Of course, fares make up a significant part of our budget.