In message , Kat
writes
In message , Dave Newt
writes
Kat wrote:

In message , David Walters
writes
On Tue, 2 Dec 2003 19:03:37 +0000, Kat
wrote:
Can you no longer buy single tickets with the credit on your Oystercard?

I wonder why you say "no longer"
AFAIK you've never been able to in the past and won't be able to until
January 04 even if you've loaded money into the Prepay slot of a 7 Day
T/C or Season Ticket on Oyster.

I've done it several dozen times with a monthly oyster and it seems
you can still do so (having had a look this evening). For me it's
a lot less hassle than having lots of small credit card transactions
or carrying change.

I can only think that you must be using one of the stations that may be
testing out the system at present. It's certainly not working like that
at my station; I've had a few disgruntled customers wondering why
they've put money on their Prepay and can't use it yet.

I think he means (and I have seen it too), that you can buy a paper
ticket from the machine, and when you get to the payment screen, you can
insert coins, notes, cards OR you can have the amount lifted from your
Oyster (if it has a wedge of cash topped up on it already).

Yes, I know the option to do that appears on the screen but when you
*actually* try to use it, it will say that it's not available.
If he has bought a paper ticket using Prepay on Oyster then I think it
must be a trial at certain stations only.

And, I should add, according to the information I have, using Pre-Pay to
buy magnetic tickets will not be available until February 04
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