Raoul wrote:

Phil Richards wrote:
So if TfL want to make their Oyster product sound like mobile phones,
perhaps they should consider another option whereby you get billed and pay
by direct debit (or credit card) at the end of each month according to your
usage.

Vastly increases the possibility of fraud and non-payment.

Amazing how telecom companies and the utilities etc. all manage to handle
regular monthly payments in arrears.

As for non payment, easy, as with mobile phones you don't pay you get cut
off. In the case of Oyster your card becomes deactivated the same way as if
you reported it lost or stolen.

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Phil Richards
London, UK
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