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Richard J. · May 14th 06, 04:14 PM posted to uk.transport.london

wrote:
Tristán White wrote:
The OP said that his local newsagent charges.

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tube station and the local newsagent charges 80p for an Oyster
top up. Their response was:
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Which I think is outrageous. Unless the OP was paying by cheque or
something, I am sure that this is not right. Can anyone check the
legality of this?

Sorry, may not of been absoloutely clear in the original post. The
charge is for paying by card for Oyster... They often charge 80p
for paying by credit/debit card on any transaction that includes an
Oyster part but not on transactions which don't include Oyster.

That's still outrageous. I could perhaps understand him charging a
small fee for processing a credit/debit card transaction (though it's
time that nonsense ceased), but to charge it only if Oyster is involved
is ridiculous. According to the Ask Oyster site, "if you have received
unsatisfactory service from an Oyster Ticket Stop please put your
complaint in writing to:

John Turnham,
Unit 1b Harbour Quay,
Wood Wharf,
London,
E14 9QP "

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Richard J.
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