The Mayor of London has kept his election promise to give young people that have their free travel cards taken away due to bad behaviour the opportunity to earn them back through community work.
From mid September youngsters whose Zip cards are withdrawn will be able to earn them back by volunteering to get their hands dirty working on environmental projects around the capital.
One of the first groups of youngsters to earn back their right to free travel in London were joined by the Mayor on 27th August. Boris Johnson rolled up his sleeves and helped the volunteers working on an environmental conservation project in Dulwich at the London Wildlife Trust.
The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, said: "Free travel is unquestionably one of the most valuable concessions available to young people in the capital. We do have to take Zip cards away from young people who behave badly on the bus but I don't think we should just write those kids off."
And he added, "By offering them a chance to volunteer to earn back their travel we are saying roll up your sleeves, dig in, help your city and we'll help you. I hope that as well as earning back their Zip card the youngsters taking part in the scheme will learn a little about the pleasure that can be had from volunteering for environmental work and most importantly to respect our great city."