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Mizter T · April 14th 16, 05:37 PM posted to uk.transport.london

On 14/04/2016 16:49, wrote:

In article , (Mizter T) wrote:

On 14/04/2016 07:41, wrote:
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I understood a rail or tube journey would be needed for every top-up,
apparently incorrectly, and that his rail/tube usage wasn't enough
for that.

You were indeed incorrect. Once set up, auto-topup works just fine on
buses and always has since it started.

https://tfl.gov.uk/fares-and-payments/oyster/oyster-online-account#on-this-page-4

"Your card is automatically topped up when you touch your Oyster card
on a yellow card reader at the start of a journey on bus, Tube, tram,
DLR, London Overground, TfL Rail, Emirates Air Line, River Bus or
National Rail services in London."

I think it might not have always auto-topped up on the Thames Clipper
river buses, but it does now.

The trouble is that auto top-up is still only really for regular users,
unless you like TfL to hold many month's worth of travel as advance payments.

Some people won't get fussed about that.

The thing I always remind people of is the ability to top-up at many
National Rail TVMs at mainline stations on arrival, so avoiding the need
to use the busy LU TVMs.