On Apr 2, 3:06*pm, Sarah Brown
wrote:
In article ,

Tim Roll-Pickering wrote:

Another problem is that a lot of TfL staff don't seem to know how to
correctly use Oyster at complicated stations like Stratford. There are
similar problems with the DLR - I've never been sure if one has to touch in
twice if starting at Stratford, or how to correctly change from a ticketed
mainline service to the DLR on Oyster. "Always touch in, always touch out"
becomes a meaningless mantra if you don't know which is which.

Yeah! Just when I feel I've got the hang of using Oyster PAYG in
tricky situations, a trip to Stratford feels like a trick question on
the "Oyster users' test".

When I've started or finished PAYG DLR journeys at Stratford, I've
only ever touched at the barrier with the outside world (by the NR
ticket window) and had no problems, although presumably if I'd touched
the readers on the platform as well (the old platform by the Central
and NR) it would have made no difference unless I hung around having a
cup of tea etc and I'd have two unresolved journeys.