"TKD" wrote in message
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Will people please stop getting so defensive and assuming that
pointing out a limitation of Oyster is a statement that it is "crap",
as this is not the case.

This is not a limitation. The balance comes up on the screen of the
bus and on the tube gates - there is no way that you can't have a
rough idea of what you have.

Strangely enough I have a stored value card for my
local travel here. I don't use it to get to work, only for
days out at the weekend. I usually haven't the slightest
idea how much is on the card, even though I do get told
the remaining balance each time I use it, it really is
unrealistic to expect me to remember this from one
month to the next.

tim