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Does one need to register their contactless cards on TfL's website in
order to have capped weekly and monthly fares? Cheers |
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On 31.01.16 17:48, Paul Corfield wrote:
On Sun, 31 Jan 2016 14:43:17 +0000, " wrote: Does one need to register their contactless cards on TfL's website in order to have capped weekly and monthly fares? No you don't. However you will only have very limited access to journey info and won't be able to complete "incomplete journeys" on line. I think there are genuine benefits from having cards registered on a TfL account. There is only daily and weekly capping at present. There are no monthly (or longer period) caps. Many thanks for that. Any projected ETA on monthly caps? |
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![]() wrote in message ... On 31.01.16 17:48, Paul Corfield wrote: On Sun, 31 Jan 2016 14:43:17 +0000, " wrote: Does one need to register their contactless cards on TfL's website in order to have capped weekly and monthly fares? No you don't. However you will only have very limited access to journey info and won't be able to complete "incomplete journeys" on line. I think there are genuine benefits from having cards registered on a TfL account. There is only daily and weekly capping at present. There are no monthly (or longer period) caps. Many thanks for that. Any projected ETA on monthly caps? The problem with monthly caps is that it's almost certainly going to be based on a defined month of 1st-31st, which isn't going to suit the vast majority of people tim |
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![]() "tim....." wrote Any projected ETA on monthly caps? The problem with monthly caps is that it's almost certainly going to be based on a defined month of 1st-31st, which isn't going to suit the vast majority of people I used to be paid 13 times a year, ie a 4-week, 28 day month starting on a Monday (a calendar was supplied) Would this suit better ? -- Mike D |
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![]() "Michael R N Dolbear" wrote in message ... "tim....." wrote Any projected ETA on monthly caps? The problem with monthly caps is that it's almost certainly going to be based on a defined month of 1st-31st, which isn't going to suit the vast majority of people I used to be paid 13 times a year, ie a 4-week, 28 day month starting on a Monday (a calendar was supplied) Would this suit better ? the point is that "monthly" only worse advantageously if you arrange it so that you don't buy a ST for your two week break in the summer and 2 weeks off at Xmas. You can't do that if you don't choose your own start of month tim |
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![]() "tim....." wrote in message ... "Michael R N Dolbear" wrote in message ... "tim....." wrote Any projected ETA on monthly caps? The problem with monthly caps is that it's almost certainly going to be based on a defined month of 1st-31st, which isn't going to suit the vast majority of people I used to be paid 13 times a year, ie a 4-week, 28 day month starting on a Monday (a calendar was supplied) Would this suit better ? the point is that "monthly" only worse advantageously if you arrange it so um, "works" sorry tim |
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On Mon, 1 Feb 2016 21:31:13 -0000, "Michael R N Dolbear"
wrote: "tim....." wrote Any projected ETA on monthly caps? The problem with monthly caps is that it's almost certainly going to be based on a defined month of 1st-31st, which isn't going to suit the vast majority of people I used to be paid 13 times a year, ie a 4-week, 28 day month starting on a Monday (a calendar was supplied) As is the state pension but that is probably not very relevant to commuters! Which reminds me of an entirely OT story. Many,many years ago when my employer wanted to change junior office staff from a weekly cheque to monthly payment, it had to recognise that said staff used to rush off to their bank at lunchtime and cash the weekly cheque. Many would be in real trouble if they had to do without a payment until the end of the month. So the monthly cheque would be in advance but because of the UK's strange tax year, it woud be on the 5th of the month! My company pension is still paid that way 65 years later. Which just goes to show the word "monthly" can have a variety of meanings! Guy Gorton |
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On 02/02/2016 19:30, tim..... wrote:
"tim....." wrote in message ... "Michael R N Dolbear" wrote in message ... "tim....." wrote Any projected ETA on monthly caps? The problem with monthly caps is that it's almost certainly going to be based on a defined month of 1st-31st, which isn't going to suit the vast majority of people I used to be paid 13 times a year, ie a 4-week, 28 day month starting on a Monday (a calendar was supplied) Would this suit better ? the point is that "monthly" only worse advantageously if you arrange it so um, "works" Not quite - obviously it works most advantageously if you can arrange it so, but taking a zone 1-3 fare as an example and 52 weeks and 12 months in a year: Yearly cost buying 52 weeks - 12 months - 1 year = £1976 - £1752 - £1520 Optimised (48 weeks, 11 months, 1 year) = £1824 - £1606 - £1520 So, obviously if you can optimise it monthly is better as £1606 £1824, but even if you don't £1752 is still £1824 but not by as much. |
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On 2016-02-03 08:59:40 +0000, Guy Gorton said:
As is the state pension but that is probably not very relevant to commuters! The term for it is "lunar monthly". Plenty of businesses do it, but it is a nuisance as most large expenses (mortgage payment etc) work on a calendar monthly schedule. Neil -- Neil Williams Put my first name before the @ to reply. |
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In message , Neil Williams
writes On 2016-02-03 08:59:40 +0000, Guy Gorton said: As is the state pension but that is probably not very relevant to commuters! The term for it is "lunar monthly". Plenty of businesses do it, but it is a nuisance as most large expenses (mortgage payment etc) work on a calendar monthly schedule. Neil 2016 is of course a leap year, I recall my (late) mother who was paid on a monthly basis also being paid for an extra day in February each leap year in one company she worked for. -- Bryan Morris Public Key http://www.pgp.uk.demon.net - 0xCC6237E9 |
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