On 8 Oct 2006 10:14:02 -0700, Mizter T wrote:

Bear in mind that when you go outside your Travelcards zonal
validity...

*if* you have your Gold Card Travelcard loaded on your Oyster card and

*if* you're only travelling on the Tube/DLR/NR routes where Oyster
Pay-as-you-go (PAYG) is accepted

...then depending upon what zones your Gold Card Travelcard covers in
many cases it'll be cheaper to just use your Oyster card to cover the
excess fare.

You can't do this - if your annual season does not include at least a
Z1-6 Travelcard, if you buy a Gold Card discounted Travelcard for
anyone accompanying you, you must also buy one for yourself (even if
you're not going outside your zones).

(See the National Fares Manual, section F:
http://www.atoc.org/retail/_download...4_Common_F.pdf )

This rule is so illogical and, quite frankly, ridiculous (in most such
circumstances it makes using the Gold Card far more expensive than
not), that it seems to have morphed into the "can't buy discounted
Travelcards for yourself" rule that has been disseminated to LU ticket
offices.