Transport for London (TfL) has announced the introduction of a number of new features to the TfL Go app.
The updates allow anyone using pay as you go with contactless to see when they have reached the daily or weekly spending cap in their journey history.
They also include a feature that allows users to opt-in to gain further insights into which maximum daily cap might apply to their regular daily travel based upon their recent journey in an effort to further raise awareness of TfL’s daily cap.
TfL has also introduced updates to the search functionality for iPhone and iPad users on the bus stop map, allowing users to find bus stops across London, as well as save and personalise locations for journey planning.
Elsewhere, customers will be able to track their ‘next bus’ in real-time along its route, with information available on waiting times and route planning support.
These updates will be available to Android users in the coming months.
Emma Strain, Customer Director at Transport for London, said:We are always looking to improve our free TfL Go app and these latest improvements aim to make it easier for people to see when they have reached the daily or weekly cap.
Adding these new features to the app, such as personalisation to its search functionality and making capping information easier to see, will help people plan journeys to their friends, family and other places of interest across London more easily.
We have a range of further improvements planned to the app in the coming months to further make travelling in London by public transport as simple as possible.
Last year, TfL introduced a number of new features to the TfL Go app as part of its ongoing commitment to improve the customer experience, including allowing users to find any bus stop and check bus arrival times anywhere in London.
In the near future, the operator intends to allow TfL concessionary photocard holders, such as the 18+ Student, 18-25 Care Leavers, Apprentice and 60+ Oyster photocard, to view their journey history, as well as add credit where applicable, via the TfL Go app.
