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Roland Perry · December 8th 15, 11:59 AM posted to uk.transport.london

In message , at 11:00:37 on Tue, 8 Dec
2015, d remarked:

How is using the convoluted menus on a ticket machine "vastly easier" than
going to a window and saying "Can I have an Oyster please?" ? Or if you're
a tourist and don't have a clue , well, good luck.

To get one from a window you had to queue, and when I got mine there was

And of course there are never queues at ticket machines with confused people
trying to use them are there.

There are some queues, but buying an Oyster from a machine is simplicity
itself. Even you could manage it.

a form to fill in. On the machines it's a very simple couple of button

Why did you have to fill a form in for an Oyster?

Originally they all had to be registered.

Hand over 5 quid, get oyster card. Sorted.

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Roland Perry