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Can somebody explain how capping works if you have a 'pay as you go'
oystercard ? If you only used the buses but then suddenly had to jump on a
tube, will you be charged again until you reach the next capping level, and
then so on if you end up going through more than one zone ?

If you jump on a tube, you should get capped at the lowest appropriate
One Day Travelcard rate. (Zone 2-6, 1-6, 1-4 or whatever) Before that,
you'd get capped at the level for a One Day Bus Pass.

At what point would it be better to buy a 1 day travelcard instead of
relying on the capping ?

As soon as there is any chance you might need to use National Rail, on
which Oyster is, by and large, not valid.

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Helen D. Vecht:
Edgware.