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[email protected] · October 13th 14, 04:35 PM posted to uk.transport.london

In article , (Mizter T) wrote:

On 13/10/2014 13:13, wrote:
[...]
In the days when I was claiming expenses for Oyster use the main
advantage of ticket stops, apart from lack of queues, was that I could
top up the amount I wanted, not some fixed minimum or the limit of my
change.

FWIW, rail TVMs (not Tube) allow you to specify an amount to top up
by, and then dispense change (and a receipt).

(Also, it is possible to use rail TVMs as a cheeky way of getting
change from a note - go through the motions of topping up your
Oyster, insert the note, then cancel the top-up and your money will
be returned as coins as the TVMs don't have a means of returning
notes. Obviously this isn't an intended application!)

That would have been worth knowing 3 or 4 years ago. Nowadays I top up round
amounts as needed, usually fivers.

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Colin Rosenstiel