"Colin" wrote in message
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"Nicholas F Hodder" wrote in message
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Does anyone know which National Rail stations are issuing Oystercards?
I
can't get one from a Tube station, as they don't accept all major credit
cards. The Tube accepts JCB (5th largest) but not Amex (3rd largest) or
Diners (4th largest).


Yes - this is because Amex & Diners charge high transaction rates. A lot
of
retailers have stopped taking them recently because of this.

As the great majority of credit card holders will have at least one Visa
or
Mastercard this isn't usually an issue.

Maybe you should consider moving to a credit / charge card that is
accepted
universally in the UK?

I use Amex because of the perks (BA Miles etc). Rather than switching
credit card, I switch the place I buy my Travelcards from. I therefore
always buy them from National Rail stations.

As for NR stations issuing Oystercards, there are a few IIRC (e.g. those
serving underground lines where there is only 1 ticket office run by the
TOC - Richmond is one such example I know of, Ealing Broadway may be
another).

Is Stratford one of these?