"David Walters" wrote:

On Wed, 7 Sep 2011 17:24:22 +0100, Mizter T wrote:

"Tristán White" wrote:
(I know that TfL have just announced the getting rid of the £4
overcharge for when people forget to touch in or touch out - but if I
understand it correctly, this is only for when the system spots a
regular journey. And I guess it won't apply in the case of the NR PAYG
journeys either, though I haven't read confirmation of that, yet.)

I hadn't clocked this development until you mentioned it - here's the
report
from Monday in the Evening Standard:
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23983998.do

The TfL press release is at
http://www.tfl.gov.uk/corporate/medi...tre/20905.aspx

Thanks - I should have checked for that!

Here's a few bits from the press release:

---quote---
A new system will help Oyster passengers who occasionally forget to touch
out.

As part of a series of innovations to improve customers' experience of
Oyster, Transport for London (TfL) has introduced a new facility for Oyster
pay as you go customers who occasionally forget to touch out at the end of
their Tube, DLR, Overground or National Rail journey.

Under Oyster terms and conditions, customers who do not touch out to
complete their journey are charged the maximum Zone 1-6 fare.

But TfL has set up a new system so that if a passenger occasionally fails to
touch in and out then Oyster will aim to calculate their likely journey and
charge the appropriate fare.
[...]
Touching in is vital

Only journeys that have been started and are missing the touchout at the end
of the journey are eligible for completion by the new system.

It is intended to help people who occasionally forget to touch out and
therefore the system only operates once a month for each Oyster card.
[...continues...]
---/quote---


So, it definitely covers NR journeys, it'll only work once a month, and only
if that card is used to make a regular journey.

In other words, carry on touching-in and touching-out!