"k" wrote in message
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On Wed, 26 May 2004 11:29:16 +0100, "TC"
Or perhaps it's to do with Oyster's standing in the financial world?
Technically oyster cards can be cashed in - and if they can also be used
to
make payments perhaps a few people started to get worried that oyster
cards
were becoming cash cards.

But you can buy tickets with real cash cards from the machines?

My point is that Oyster can be used instead of cash cards - meaning that
banks dont get interest and have no control over it etc. I suppose the Bank
of England might have a thing or two to say about it as well.

Any form of electronic cash when used in a widespread environment involves a
significant amount of financial politics - I just tried to point it out,
doesn't neccesarily mean I understand it :-)

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TC