"Walter Briscoe" wrote in message
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In message of Sun, 2 Dec
2012 09:13:22 in uk.transport.london, Paul Corfield
writes

[snip]

The London system is being upgraded, by a DfT funded project, so that
all Oyster readers can read ITSO spec cards. Therefore concessionary
passes issued elsewhere in England will be read by London bus readers.
NOTE that this does NOT mean that bus concessionary passes will work
on the tube, rail or DLR - they won't as they are not valid.

I think it does mean that such additional validity could be simple to
implement, given the political will.

But there isn't any

Giving non-local reside free transport in an area the size of London costs
tens of millions.

This London Council Tax payer and Freedom Pass holder would like to see
symmetrical validity.

And I would like my travel paid for by someone else too!

The fact is that this is in the gift of the transport operator not pass
holders.

Not gonna happen

tim