On 23 Apr, 17:25, MarkVarley - MVP
wrote:
I was wondering if anyone knows what the official (or unofficial)
position is on breaking a bus journey?
I quite often get on a 38 at the start of it's route, jump off in
islington to go to the bank (5-10 minutes, I usually get the next 38)
and continue my journey to wherever, usually picadilly. ought I be
paying twice?

Yes, and the following are the legal ways of boarding a bus:
1) Board at the front with a saver, driver takes half the saver
2) Board at the front and touch your oyster in, money is deducted
(unless it's a travelcard/capped etc)
3) Board a murderbus at the back and touch your oyster in, money is
deducted
4) Board at the front and show a paper travelcard
5) Board at the back with a valid paper or oyster travelcard and dont
touch in.
6) Outside central london you can board at the front and pay cash

IF you PAYG and dont touch in, you are a fare dodger and are
committing a crime.

The driver wont let you on until you pay, aside from on murderbusses,
where you must touch in unless you have a travelcard.

Breaking a journey on a bus has never been allowed.