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  You're correct, of course, about London weighting. But your example (teacher) isn't really representative. Most of the London Inner allowances come out at around £3000 to £3500, with a lot less for London Outer and Fringe. And, of course, not all jobs in London carry an allowance anyway.
  
  The fact that an annual season ticket for a mere 35-40 minute journey into London will set you back some £4000 - £4500 (e.g. £4232 from Tonbridge on the slow train, and more if you need to travel on from a major terminal) suggests that for many commuters London weighting won't come anywhere near covering the cost of travel. The value of the weighting hasn't kept up with the cost of living (it never helped much in London in any case), and is less of an inducement to travel now than it's ever been.

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