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Colin Rosenstiel · July 6th 06, 12:40 AM posted to uk.transport.london

In article ,
(d) wrote:

Why don't the machines allow you to specify how much credit you
want to add and e.g. give change from cash? To add £6 to my Oyster to
cover my journeys on Tuesday/Wednesday I had to do a £5 credit card
transaction and then put a £1 coin in. If I'd have put a £10 note
in, the smallest I had on me, it would have insisted on adding it
all the Oyster. In the end I didn't even need the whole £6 so I now
have some credit I probably won't use for months.

You could select "Top-up pre-pay", then select enter amount, then
enter £6, put in £10, and get £4 change. I've even seen American
tourists do it, so it can't be that hard. (joke).

OK. I didn't gather that was an option. What I really wanted to know was
how does that work with a plastic card rather than cash?

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Colin Rosenstiel