"neverwas" wrote in message
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No, I accept that. For the odd one-off transaction the inconvenience
is just about acceptable; the last time I collected anything at a
ticket gate was when I set up auto top-up. What I'm particularly
interested in is anyone who prefers online over manual top ups for
putting PAYG value on their Oyster on a regular basis.


Are you looking for script ideas for a variation on "what did the Romans
ever do for us?".
No, just interested in who uses the facility and why. So far the the only
reasons given have been

o physical security, unsatisfactory siting of machine (so use a machine
elsewhere?)
o ticket machines don't take Amex (they do).

That's it.


There's many other possible reasons. 2 which will count for me when our
corner shop closes:

o the local ticket machine is exposed to the elements; my PC ain't;

o the local ticket machine is exposed to street robbers; my PC is only
exposed to the burglars.
--
R

The machines I used for manual top up when I did it were Victoria, St
James's Park, Mansion House, Warwick Avenue and Maida Vale; all roughly
equally local to Hove, which is where I live. One of the nice things about
manual top up is that you're not tied to any particular machine or place or
time, and you don't have to take a journey to collect it. The major
irritation of online top up for me was that I was forced to use the
Underground when I wouldn't necessarily choose to; I might want to take a
bus or walk instead.

The original post that started off this thread was about the inability to
collect online top up at Watford Junction. If this is a preview of how
Oyster is to be rolled out on NR routes south of the river then it will only
serve to reinforce my views about online top up.

D A Stocks