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Martin Underwood · May 2nd 06, 11:09 AM posted to uk.transport.london

Tim Roll-Pickering wrote in
:

Paul Terry wrote:

Just why is this? The benefits of extensions for unplanned journeys
apply just as much to one day travelcards as to longer season
tickets so why can't
people get the card on Oyster?

Because it is not (yet) accepted by National Rail in most of the
London area.

But they have no problem accepting my longer season ticket so why not
a one day season ticket?

Forgive a naive question, but what is the advantage of Oyster over paper
tickets - either specific single/return ones or a one-day travelcard? Are
Oyster fares cheaper than paper-ticket fares for the same journey (assuming
it's not by NR!) or is the main advantage the convenience of not having to
queue up at a counter or ticket machine before you can travel?