The Spring issue of Tube magazine dropped through my door this morning,
with the following on page 39:

"If you use an Oyster Pre Pay, you'll get even more value for money
thanks to its new feature - capping. Due to start in March, customers
who make a number of Pre Pay trips ... blah"

Oystercard.com doesn't seem to mention it and the FAQ entry regarding
capping in the support section still says:

"We are looking at ‘capping’ the maximum amount you will pay in any one
day but have no firm details or a planned introduction date at present."

--
Ashley Brown

Ashley Brown wrote:
The Spring issue of Tube magazine dropped through my door this morning,
with the following on page 39:

"If you use an Oyster Pre Pay, you'll get even more value for money
thanks to its new feature - capping. Due to start in March, customers
who make a number of Pre Pay trips ... blah"

Oystercard.com doesn't seem to mention it and the FAQ entry regarding
capping in the support section still says:

"We are looking at ‘capping’ the maximum amount you will pay in any one
day but have no firm details or a planned introduction date at present."

I hope that magazine is right, or there'll be some hell to pay...

Of course, implementing it is one thing, but implementing it properly
will also be a challenge, I'm sure...


--
Dave Arquati
Imperial College, SW7
www.alwaystouchout.com - Transport projects in London

On Mon, 07 Feb 2005 11:18:13 +0000, Ashley Brown
wrote:

The Spring issue of Tube magazine dropped through my door this morning,
with the following on page 39:

"If you use an Oyster Pre Pay, you'll get even more value for money
thanks to its new feature - capping. Due to start in March, customers
who make a number of Pre Pay trips ... blah"

Bet they didn't say we'll get LESS value if you use Oyster Pre-Pay on
buses from March or whenever the peak pricing come in...

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Bet they didn't say we'll get LESS value if you use Oyster Pre-Pay on
buses from March or whenever the peak pricing come in...

Not that I saw - I'm holding on to my 70p saver tickets for use during
the peaks.

Jason wrote:
On Mon, 07 Feb 2005 11:18:13 +0000, Ashley Brown
wrote:


The Spring issue of Tube magazine dropped through my door this morning,
with the following on page 39:

"If you use an Oyster Pre Pay, you'll get even more value for money
thanks to its new feature - capping. Due to start in March, customers
who make a number of Pre Pay trips ... blah"


Bet they didn't say we'll get LESS value if you use Oyster Pre-Pay on
buses from March or whenever the peak pricing come in...

Supposed to be 28 February.

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Dave Arquati
Imperial College, SW7
www.alwaystouchout.com - Transport projects in London

The Spring issue of Tube magazine dropped through my door this morning,
with the following on page 39:

"If you use an Oyster Pre Pay, you'll get even more value for money
thanks to its new feature - capping. Due to start in March, customers
who make a number of Pre Pay trips ... blah"

Oystercard.com doesn't seem to mention it and the FAQ entry regarding
capping in the support section still says:

"We are looking at ‘capping’ the maximum amount you will pay in any one
day but have no firm details or a planned introduction date at present."

Capping was announced on BBC Local News this morning as starting at the end
of this month. Still no info on the TfL sites about it though.

Graham J wrote:
Capping was announced on BBC Local News this morning as starting at the end
of this month. Still no info on the TfL sites about it though.

Also at http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/4251793.stm although
they don't say what their source is, just a "We are delighted" quote
from the LTUC.

I'll believe it when I see it...

Pete.
(still miffed that they got rid of weekend travelcards)

Graham J wrote:
The Spring issue of Tube magazine dropped through my door this morning,
with the following on page 39:

"If you use an Oyster Pre Pay, you'll get even more value for money
thanks to its new feature - capping. Due to start in March, customers
who make a number of Pre Pay trips ... blah"

Oystercard.com doesn't seem to mention it and the FAQ entry regarding
capping in the support section still says:

"We are looking at ‘capping’ the maximum amount you will pay in any one
day but have no firm details or a planned introduction date at present."


Capping was announced on BBC Local News this morning as starting at the end
of this month. Still no info on the TfL sites about it though.

Although I do notice that the TfL site has had a slight design
alteration, with a useful quick version of the journey planner on the
front page.

Incidentally, 27 February is the official start date for peak bus fares
(although obviously they won't start properly until the following day as
27 Feb is a Sunday). Introducing capping on the same day will ease the
pain of higher bus fares for some.

--
Dave Arquati
Imperial College, SW7
www.alwaystouchout.com - Transport projects in London

Dave Arquati wrote:
Although I do notice that the TfL site has had a slight design
alteration, with a useful quick version of the journey planner on the
front page.

And apparently going to http://journeyplanner.tfl.gov.uk/ now gets you to
a useful page too--I remember it used to be a "doorway" page where you would
have to click somewhere and THEN enter your route information. Ugh.
--
Michael Hoffman

On Mon, 07 Feb 2005 12:27:24 +0000, Dave Arquati
wrote:

Ashley Brown wrote:
The Spring issue of Tube magazine dropped through my door this morning,
with the following on page 39:

"If you use an Oyster Pre Pay, you'll get even more value for money
thanks to its new feature - capping. Due to start in March, customers
who make a number of Pre Pay trips ... blah"

Oystercard.com doesn't seem to mention it and the FAQ entry regarding
capping in the support section still says:

"We are looking at ‘capping’ the maximum amount you will pay in any one
day but have no firm details or a planned introduction date at present."

I hope that magazine is right, or there'll be some hell to pay...

Of course, implementing it is one thing, but implementing it properly
will also be a challenge, I'm sure...


Which is why an *awful* lot of training is going on inside LUL (and
presumably elsewhere) to get things across to passengers.

Why publicise capping if the staff haven't yet been fully trained?

Rob.
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rob at robertwoolley dot co dot uk