On Jan 15, 5:01*pm, Paul Corfield wrote:
On Tue, 10 Jan 2012 19:59:17 -0800 (PST), Matthew Dickinson

wrote:
http://www.tfl.gov.uk/assets/downloa...-Oyster-NR.pdf
suggests that TfL are looking to extend Oyster to bus companies
outside London as part of the contactless payment card acceptance
scheme, presumably using the PAYG balance as an e-purse to purchase
the bus companies existing products.

Interesting given the strategy, as recently evidenced to the GLA
transport committee, within London is to move away from Oyster to use
of contactless bank cards and off system settlement / capping. *We
also have the DfT funded work to ensure ITSO spec cards can be read by
all TfL oyster readers. *You have to wonder quite what it is that
passengers will be expected to have in their wallets in a couple of
years time to use TfL services, NR trains and buses outside London. *A
combined contactless bank and ITSO card ?

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Paul C

Contactless has a limit of £15 which is unlikely to be changed in the
short term. So yes, either a combined ITSO / contactless payment card,
or separate cards will need to be issued.