Welcome to London, sorry about the queue

As London gears up for the busiest 2 weeks of its life this summer, someone at LOCOG has forgotten to tell the chaps at the Gatwick Express. A trip into London this week started with me paying a rather handsome £35 for a return ticket on the Gatwick Express. 'Express' because it goes straight from the airport to Victoria non-stop. Unfortunately for all those suitcase laden passengers on the platform, the 'Express' picks up as many commuters as it can from the South Coast beforehand, all no doubt paying an equally handsome season ticket price.

What will be the verdict on London be come September? There's a huge focus on whether the athletes, the facilities, Danny Boyle, can deliver... they will, but that's not the problem.

The transport infrastructure stands little or no chance of standing up to the pressure, all the more galling when you're shelling out serious sums just to try and get a ride. Once visitors arrive in London, having stood holding a suitcase for 40 minutes, they can look forward to a 4 quid tube ride to the west end, or £2 on the bus if they've got an entire afternoon to kill.

There's only one thing for it, strap a trailer and phone holder on to each Boris bike and create a tourist friendly sat nav app so they can make their own way into town, quicker than the bus, cheaper than the tube, and plenty of opportunity for sightseeing along the way.

The luxurious surroundings of the Gatwick Express