On Sat, 31 Dec 2005 01:55:50 +0000, Tom Anderson
wrote:

What's the reason these aren't available? Points for PR reason(s) and
real reason(s), since oystercard.com doesn't even deign to give me one
of the former.

Could it be that since we've got capping, we don't really need 1DTCs?

Don't forget the National Rail stations that are included in a ODTC
but don't take pre-pay Oyster.

On Sat, 31 Dec 2005 14:44:47 +0000, Tom Anderson
wrote:

I know - and capping also loses in the crucial midnight-to-0430 window,

Eh?

In message , TKD
writes

Assuming most people would continue to buy travelcards on day of use,
they would have to buy them at the station and the TfL business plan
(and use of technology) is about getting sales out of stations.

Quite a few of us buy our one-day travelcards in the newsagents next
to the bus stop.

I doubt they would make it a "from newsagents only" product.

I'm sure they wouldn't, but I don't understand your point.

I was responding to your statement that most people would have to buy
ODTCs at the station. Huge numbers of ODTCs are sold (either on the day
or in advance) from newsagents - the station is not the only option.

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In ,
Laurence Payne typed:

On Sat, 31 Dec 2005 01:55:50 +0000, Tom Anderson
wrote:

What's the reason these aren't available? Points for PR reason(s)
and real reason(s), since oystercard.com doesn't even deign to give
me one of the former.

Could it be that since we've got capping, we don't really need 1DTCs?

Don't forget the National Rail stations that are included in a ODTC
but don't take pre-pay Oyster.

But if an Oyster was carrying a ODTC it wouldn't be a Pre-Pay Oyster.



--
Bob

JRS: In article , dated Sun, 1
Jan 2006 11:40:39 local, seen in news:uk.transport.london, TKD
posted :

Yes it does. In fact on the statement you get from Oyster detailing all
transactions for the last 3 months 1am is 25:00 and 2.15am is 26:15.
i.e. part of the previous day.


So you're saying that Oyster take the day as being 04:30 to 28:29+ ?

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On Mon, 2 Jan 2006, Dr John Stockton wrote:

JRS: In article , dated Sun, 1
Jan 2006 11:40:39 local, seen in news:uk.transport.london, TKD
posted :

Yes it does. In fact on the statement you get from Oyster detailing all
transactions for the last 3 months 1am is 25:00 and 2.15am is 26:15.
i.e. part of the previous day.


So you're saying that Oyster take the day as being 04:30 to 28:29+ ?

For it to correctly capture the 1DTC behaviour, it would have to take it
as being 0000 to 2830 - with the last four and a half hours also being in
the next day (how does that work? nobody knows!). I believe it does act
like a real 1DTC, and therefore this is what it does. I don't really have
any evidence for this, though.

tom

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