In message , at 13:49:35 on Sun, 27
Feb 2011, Paul Terry remarked:
In message , Roland Perry
writes

I don't agree. For all we know the risk is being borne by TfL,

Are you really saying that if someone loses their pay-and-wave card and
it is picked up by someone who then uses it to buy, say, packets of
fags up to the £75 limit, that TfL will recompense the banks?

I don't believe it.

Don't be absurd. TfL are only taking the risk when the stolen card is
used to BUY TRAVEL!!

It seems from other reports that TfL will be blacklisting cards within
4hrs, which indicates to me it's a special scheme where TfL are indeed
taking the risk.

Even if they do, it would be trivially easy for a petty thief to clear
the balance on the card within a few minutes. Four hours would be far
too long.

How can a thief do ten fraudulently paid-for journeys in a few minutes
(and why would he want to)?

If he's using the card to buy packets of cigarettes, that's not TfL's
problem, or a new problem, or indeed anything to do with this thread.
--
Roland Perry