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April 12th 16, 10:35 AM posted to uk.transport.london

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TfL, Oyster, contactless payment cards and Apple Pay.

In message of Mon, 11
Apr 2016 18:51:44 in uk.transport.london,
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In article ,
(Paul Corfield) wrote:

If I was in your shoes I'd just set up auto top up on Oyster and use
that. That deals with your issues around lack of a convenient "top up"
location or you forgetting to top up.

How does that work if only using buses? Any online top ups I've ever made
had to be "collected" at a tube station gateline.

The OP reported making some Underground journeys.
I use an Oyster card with Auto Topup; I reject contactless cards to
avoid card clash.
I just Googled oyster auto top up.
I found:
1. Set up your Auto top-up online
2. Activate by making a journey at a Tube, DLR or Overground station or
tram stop.
3. Your Oyster card is topped up every time your pay as you go balance
falls below £10 and you make a journey,

2) might be problematic; 3) is not.

I've just checked the following works with the CSC.
On the web site:
1) Set up an account;
2) Buy an Oyster Card with Auto Topup enabled.

Wait some days - typically less than a week for snailmail card delivery.

The only issues I foresee concern refunds. While they are usually picked
up at stations and tram stops, they can be paid to a bank account. That
would deal with a redundant card and overcharging. I've never been
overcharged on a bus.
I hope the OP ) will report his/her experience.

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Walter Briscoe

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