Cost of over-60s Oyster card set to nearly double

The cost of applying for six different Zip photocards also increased today - (Getty Images)

Transport for London (TfL) has raised the price of London’s Oyster cards for the first time in a decade – and it’s the over 60s that have been hit the hardest.

The “modest” increases, most just £1, have been introduced to cover the increasing costs of providing the cards, said TfL.