On Mon, 07 Nov 2005 18:13:28 +0000, Barry Salter
wrote:

On Wed, 2 Nov 2005 18:47:24 +0100, "tim \(moved to sweden\)"
wrote:

I've no idea what a printout of Oyster journeys looks like,
but it wouldn't suprise me if it was insufficient proof of the
expense for some country's tax authorities.
[no VAT]
And I would have thought that if you're claiming expenses an Oyster
print would be "better" than a ticket, as it'll show the journey(s)
you've made, whereas Underground tickets just show the origin station
and how much you've paid, if memory serves.

Indeed. Much clearer.

The printout comes in 2 forms: long and short.

Long: details of the 3 slots, expired and current passes, then the
prepay amount. 8 last journeys, and when prepay added, and 2 last
reject codes (one of mine goes back to Jan 2005, on every printout).

Short: 8 last journeys and the last rejects, skimpy details on passes
in the 3 slots.

And all good for claiming expenses. Accountant didn't blink an eyelid.
It's in fact *much* clearer than a return card since that often comes
with half the total as the main number and doesn't spell out the
entitlement clearly - I bet accountants and IR are well used to them
though. Of course if the journey is a single, the tube machine can
swallow it whole. Claiming that is a question of trust.

The pain is that 7-days and monthlies can be printed from the web
page, but prepay journeys don't get loaded onto the web site. I can
see my journeys on a machine but have to queue up to get a printout -
and not all counter staff know the ropes: "you want what?"
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