Striking London tube drivers have demanded two-for-one entry to Legoland as part of a travel card perk.
Commuters heading to work in London have faced severe disruption on all Tube lines this week as huge strike action takes place across the capital.
Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT), who walked out on Sunday night, will continue to strike until Thursday evening.
There is little or no service on all parts of the Tube as different branches of the RMT walk out on different days.
Part of the strikers' demands include access to a travel card, which also gives its holder ticket deals at Legoland, Thorpe Park and Chessington World of Adventures.
Also included on the list are guided tours of Buckingham Palace and a drag-themed night out in Soho.
Keith Prince, the Conservative Party's transport spokesman at City Hall told The Telegraph: "The RMT has brought the capital to its knees to demand discounted theme park tickets and an extra day off a week.
"It’s a joke – Londoners work hard for the things they want and if the RMT thinks they’re going to hold the city to ransom for a go on the rollercoasters then they’ll find out very quickly how little Londoners support them to do so."
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Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT), who walked out on Sunday night, will continue to strike until Thursday
| PAHe added: "This crisis cannot go on – where is the Mayor, and where is his leadership at this crucial time for our city?"
Eddie Dempsey, the general secretary of the RMT, previously said there are "outstanding issues around staff travel arrangements” between his union and Tube bosses, causing “an atmosphere of distrust … where our members feel like no one is listening to them".
Industrial action comes after negotiations between the RMT and TFL collapsed.
The RMT is demanding a 75 per cent discount on all train journeys nationwide.
RMT boss Eddie Dempsey has pushed ahead with the strike action
| GETTYMr Dempsey is also requesting the implementation of a four-day work week, with a maximum of 32 hours.
The change is expected to cost a whopping £200million and would force TFL to hire extra staff to keep the network running.
Taxpayers subsidised mainline passenger trains by £12.5billion last year, or roughly £57,000 for each of the 220,000 people estimated to work on the broader rail sector, meaning that each UK household paid £437 towards mainline railways and staff perks.
Currently, over-60s only receive a 33 per cent discount after paying for a £30 annual railcard.
Part of the strikers' demands include access to a travel card, according to the Telegraph
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A union source told the Telegraph: "Travel concessions are varied on London Underground. And trips to Legoland don’t form part of any negotiation.
"But if Legoland needs help with constructing their Lego Tube station display, we will put the call out to our members."
Nearly 10 per cent of scheduled tube services did not run last year, according to the Annual data.
The Prime Minister’s official spokesman said: "I think Londoners will rightly be fed-up with the disruption from Tube strikes this morning – as parents try and drop their kids off at school, get to hospital appointments, get to work – and RMT and TFL need to get back around the table, work together to resolve this dispute in the interests of passengers.”
Top Tories have blamed Labour for the strike action and warned that trade unions are pushing around Sir Keir Starmer
| PATop Tories have blamed Labour for the strike action and warned that trade unions are pushing around Sir Keir Starmer.
Shadow Housing Secretary James Cleverly, who warned the action will cost the UK economy £230million, said: "Starmer’s weakness nationally and Khan’s weakness in London are why these tube strikes are happening. They caved in to other union pay demands and in doing so encouraged these."
The RMT spokesman said: “Our strike is about TFL’s refusal to even discuss a small reduction in the working week, despite us making clear in negotiations that we want to see moves towards a four-day, 32-hour week to tackle fatigue and protect staff health.
"Our claim also includes industry-standard ‘Priv’ travel concessions that lots of other railway workers already receive."
Strikes say they remain open to talks and call on the Mayor of London to intervene
| PAThey added: "These conditions help retain skilled staff and reduce the hidden costs of turnover, overtime and fatigue-related absence.
"TFL’s claims of hundreds of millions in extra costs are back-of-a-fag-packet maths. The company posted a £166million surplus last year, operates on a £10billion budget and has already saved around £100m on pension liabilities.
"Meanwhile, there are 2,000 fewer Underground staff than in 2018, leaving those who remain stretched to breaking point.
"We remain open to talks and call on the Mayor of London to intervene."