On 7 May, 08:48, "Clive D. W. Feather" wrote:
In message
,

solar penguin wrote:
But compare that with how easy it is to fall across problems with
Oyster PAYG. *It's unlikely you could use it for even a few trips
without coming across some sort of problem. *That's the difference.

I spent a week in London just before Easter. 15 Underground train
journeys (i.e. more than "a few"), 3 buses, all on Oyster. Zero
problems.

Indeed, none of my family (two of whom live in London and commute daily
on Oyster) have *ever* had a problem.

* You just don't like Oyster - that's fine. However don't try to
"get me" over having survey evidence and then using a sample of one to
support your dislike of Oyster in the same thread!! * It's not exactly a
consistent position.

I'm sorry for thinking "a sample of one" was more than nothing at
all. *You see, I have this old-fashioned idea that one is somehow more
than none.

"The singular of 'data' is not 'anecdote'."

--
Clive D.W. Feather * * * * * * * * *| Home:
Mobile: +44 7973 377646 * * * * * * | Web: *http://www.davros.org
Please reply to the Reply-To address, which is:


I'm not being funny Clive but do you and your family check your
balance regularly? Many people don't even realise they've been
overcharged.

It's happened to me so many times (on trains and tube) that I now only
use PAYG Oyster for bus and tram travel (where a simple flat fare is
deducted), for rail travel I use paper tickets, normally a ODTC. I
also know many other people who've been similarly overcharged as well,
indeed there was an article about it in the Evening Standard recently.

In article
,
(George) wrote:

It's happened to me so many times (on trains and tube) that I now only
use PAYG Oyster for bus and tram travel (where a simple flat fare is
deducted), for rail travel I use paper tickets, normally a ODTC. I
also know many other people who've been similarly overcharged as well,
indeed there was an article about it in the Evening Standard
recently.

The trouble for some of us is that ODTCs from Cambridge would usually cost
me more than Oyster.

--
Colin Rosenstiel