"Kadath Dragon" wrote in message
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On 7 Set, 10:11, "Robin" wrote:
The reason I was intereseted to see what would happen with my
*visitor* Oyster card -- the promotional Oyster cards aimed at
tourists -- is that the T&Cs always used to say that you couldn't
register or protect a visitor Oyster card. (I did just look, and I
can't find that now, so maybe they've changed it?)

They moved some of the them. I think you now
needhttp://www.tfl.gov.uk/termsandconditions/899.aspx

From there
eghttp://www.tfl.gov.uk/assets/downloads/conditions-of-carriage.pdfandhttp://www.tfl.gov.uk/assets/downloads/docklands-light-rail-condition...

"6.11. Oyster cards available to visitors
These Oyster cards are issued at our agents abroad and
who deal with high volumes of visitors. Special Terms and
Oyster cards as follows:

. The card can only be used for to pay as you go
. A non-refundable £2 charge is applied when purchasing
. No deposit is applied when the card is issued
. The card cannot be registered/protected."

HTH


Just as a side note, I visit London regulary (3 or 4 times a year) and
in 2007 I got a normal (not a visitor) oyster.
Theoretically, it could not be registered because you need to supply a
valid UK postcode. I bypassed this, by supplying my normal Italian
address with the postcode of the hotel where I usually stay.
Everything's ok, top-up included

I can confirm the above works. I also got a normal oyster card in 2007 and
used my Australian address with the UK postcode of the internet cafe where i
accessed the oyster website.

Peter
Sydney