"Helen Deborah Vecht" wrote in message
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Hi,

I live a mile from a tube
station and the local newsagent charges 80p for an Oyster top up.
Their response was:

WHAT?!?!

Are they allowed to do this?

My local newsagent does not charge. Which newsagents do?

Baffled of Burnt Oak.

Helen, they are only making a charge for using a credit card, not for
topping up the oyster card. The fact that they *only* charge this fee on
oyster is the point of contention. However, it is their business and they
can reclaim their fees any way they like. If the OP went to a cashpoint
knowing that they needed to top up their oyster card, there would be no
charge.