Hi,

Just before Christmas my Oyster card died. I went through the process
of filling in the form to get a replacement but it was a couple of days
before I could goto Finchley Central (my home station) and get the card
renewed.

By this time the card came back to life and they refused to change the
card on the basis that it was now working. This morning I found the
card has stopped working again so hopefully it will remain dead until I
can get the card replaced.

Is this a common occurance? At Moorgate this morning the the ticket
inspector sugested that mobile phones can interfere with the card, it
so happens that my phone was in my pocket next to my card for the 30min
Journey from FC this morning.

When my card died before Christmas I was passing through Kings Cross
and was pretty much accused of trying to defraud LU out of their ticket
money despite my having the receipt for the annual ticket I renewed
just a few days before. The lady at the ticket barrier threatened to
confiscate my Oyster card.

Regards
Andy