MIG wrote:

I was in Twickenham recently, and could not find anywhere that could
top up an Oyster. If you work near somewhere like Oxford Circus, you
are lucky to get into the station in the evening, let alone get near
the ticket counter, if you remember.


So do it at Oxford Circus in the morning when there's no queue. It's
easier to use the machines than the booth, anyway - just click the
"renew existing season ticket" button and it takes about 30 seconds.

--
John Band
john at johnband dot org
www.johnband.org

If you live in one of the many places in London (particularly south)
where there are NR stations and local shops can't top up Oyster, you
have little choice but to get a paper season ticket. You might have an
Oyster which you put prepay on when you get the chance, near work in
central London say, but you wouldn't be able to put your travelcard on
it on the morning when you needed to renew.

Why not? Assuming you live within the Travelcard Area, there's nothing
to stop you from getting a Weekly or longer Travelcard on Oyster and
renewing it in advance (as your Oyster has three slots for Season
Tickets).

I live in Edmonton, North London. My nearest Underground stations are
Turnpike Lane - Southgate (inclusive) on the Piccadilly Line or Seven
Sisters on the Victoria Line. Admittedly, I do have several Oyster
."Ticket Stops" nearby, but I opt to renew my Monthly at a convenient
Underground Station about a week before it runs out. Problem solved.

I was in Twickenham recently, and could not find anywhere that could
top up an Oyster.

Your lack of planning is no ones fault but your own. A quick visit or call
to TfL and you would have discovered there are loads of places to top up in
Twickenham.

I D NEWS 101 WHITTON ROAD TWICKENHAM TW1 1BZ

M G NEWS 385 ST MARGARETS ROAD TWICKENHAM TW1 1PP

NIKE 151 ST MARGARET'S ROAD TWICKENHAM TW1 1RG

HND SELF SERVICE 408 RICHMOND ROAD TWICKENHAM TW1 2EB

A.J. NEWS 361 RICHMOND ROAD TWICKENHAM TW1 2EJ

CROWN NEWSAGENTS 183 RICHMOND ROAD TWICKENHAM TW1 2NJ

THAMES NEWSAGENTS 66 RICHMOND ROAD TWICKENHAM TW1 3BE

MARALYN COLES 44 YORK STREET TWICKENHAM TW1 3BZ

MODI'S N/A OFF LIC 47 KINGS STREET PARADE TWICKENHAM TW1 3SG

SAGGARSONS 157 HEATH ROAD TWICKENHAM TW1 4BH

LONDIS - DHILLONS 136 HEATH ROAD TWICKENHAM TW1 4BN

ANGELS NEWS 20 STAINES ROAD TWICKENHAM TW2 5AH

M.S NEWSAGENTS 326 STAINES ROAD TWICKENHAM TW2 5AT

MEET & DEEP NEWSAGENTS 34 HAMPTON ROAD TWICKENHAM TW2 5QB

NEWSAGENTS 237 POWDERMILL LANE TWICKENHAM TW2 6DH

TEENS NEWS 300 NELSON ROAD TWICKENHAM TW2 7AD

NEWSAGENT 82 NELSON ROAD TWICKENHAM TW2 7AY

I was in Twickenham recently, and could not find anywhere that could
top up an Oyster. If you work near somewhere like Oxford Circus, you
are lucky to get into the station in the evening, let alone get near
the ticket counter, if you remember.

So do it at Oxford Circus in the morning when there's no queue. It's
easier to use the machines than the booth, anyway - just click the
"renew existing season ticket" button and it takes about 30 seconds.

In any case, one of the effects of Oyster is that the queues for the
ticket office are now much less. On a couple of recent occasions
when I have had to use the ticket counter at Green Park, I've found
hardly any queue at lunchtime - a big change over the last year or so.

"TKD" wrote in message
...

A quick visit or call to TfL and you would have discovered there are
loads of places to top up in Twickenham.

Or sign up for auto top-up:

"If you already have an Oyster card, but do not have an online account,
you must set one up before you can set up Auto top-up. Go to
https://sales.oystercard.com/oyster/lul/entry.do create an account and
then click on "Record an existing card". From there, click on the "Buy Pre
Pay and Auto top-up" button and follow the on screen instructions."

Ian

"MIG" wrote in message
oups.com...

TKD wrote:
If you live in one of the many places in London (particularly south)
where there are NR stations and local shops can't top up Oyster, you
have little choice but to get a paper season ticket. You might have
an
Oyster which you put prepay on when you get the chance, near work in
central London say, but you wouldn't be able to put your travelcard
on
it on the morning when you needed to renew.

Why not? Assuming you live within the Travelcard Area, there's
nothing
to stop you from getting a Weekly or longer Travelcard on Oyster and
renewing it in advance (as your Oyster has three slots for Season
Tickets).

I live in Edmonton, North London. My nearest Underground stations are
Turnpike Lane - Southgate (inclusive) on the Piccadilly Line or Seven
Sisters on the Victoria Line. Admittedly, I do have several Oyster
."Ticket Stops" nearby, but I opt to renew my Monthly at a convenient
Underground Station about a week before it runs out. Problem solved.

I was in Twickenham recently, and could not find anywhere that could
top up an Oyster.

Your lack of planning is no ones fault but your own. A quick visit or
call
to TfL and you would have discovered there are loads of places to top up
in
Twickenham.

I D NEWS 101 WHITTON ROAD TWICKENHAM TW1 1BZ

M G NEWS 385 ST MARGARETS ROAD TWICKENHAM TW1 1PP

NIKE 151 ST MARGARET'S ROAD TWICKENHAM TW1 1RG

HND SELF SERVICE 408 RICHMOND ROAD TWICKENHAM TW1 2EB

A.J. NEWS 361 RICHMOND ROAD TWICKENHAM TW1 2EJ

CROWN NEWSAGENTS 183 RICHMOND ROAD TWICKENHAM TW1 2NJ

THAMES NEWSAGENTS 66 RICHMOND ROAD TWICKENHAM TW1 3BE

MARALYN COLES 44 YORK STREET TWICKENHAM TW1 3BZ

MODI'S N/A OFF LIC 47 KINGS STREET PARADE TWICKENHAM TW1 3SG

SAGGARSONS 157 HEATH ROAD TWICKENHAM TW1 4BH

LONDIS - DHILLONS 136 HEATH ROAD TWICKENHAM TW1 4BN

ANGELS NEWS 20 STAINES ROAD TWICKENHAM TW2 5AH

M.S NEWSAGENTS 326 STAINES ROAD TWICKENHAM TW2 5AT

MEET & DEEP NEWSAGENTS 34 HAMPTON ROAD TWICKENHAM TW2 5QB

NEWSAGENTS 237 POWDERMILL LANE TWICKENHAM TW2 6DH

TEENS NEWS 300 NELSON ROAD TWICKENHAM TW2 7AD

NEWSAGENT 82 NELSON ROAD TWICKENHAM TW2 7AY



How does one "visit TfL" when trying to catch a bus in the evening?

WAP? PDA? or maybe have some forward thinging and sort it before your
balance got too low?

Are you really sure that these places all top up Oyster? I tried a
number of Ticket Stops in the centre of Twickenham, not realising till
then that Ticket Stops in that part of the world don't have Oyster
equipment.

Rubbish. There are ticket stops with Oyster equipment all over Greater
London and beyond. This website clearly shows which offer paper and which
offer Oyster:
http://www.tfl-ticketlocator.co.uk

Most of these would be a bus ride from where I was. How is this making
my life more convenient?

It isn't supposed to idiot proof your life. Its your responsiblity to keep
your balance topped up if you do not want to have auto top up enabled.

TKD wrote:
"MIG" wrote in message
oups.com...

TKD wrote:
If you live in one of the many places in London (particularly south)
where there are NR stations and local shops can't top up Oyster, you
have little choice but to get a paper season ticket. You might have
an
Oyster which you put prepay on when you get the chance, near work in
central London say, but you wouldn't be able to put your travelcard
on
it on the morning when you needed to renew.

Why not? Assuming you live within the Travelcard Area, there's
nothing
to stop you from getting a Weekly or longer Travelcard on Oyster and
renewing it in advance (as your Oyster has three slots for Season
Tickets).

I live in Edmonton, North London. My nearest Underground stations are
Turnpike Lane - Southgate (inclusive) on the Piccadilly Line or Seven
Sisters on the Victoria Line. Admittedly, I do have several Oyster
."Ticket Stops" nearby, but I opt to renew my Monthly at a convenient
Underground Station about a week before it runs out. Problem solved.

I was in Twickenham recently, and could not find anywhere that could
top up an Oyster.

Your lack of planning is no ones fault but your own. A quick visit or
call
to TfL and you would have discovered there are loads of places to top up
in
Twickenham.

I D NEWS 101 WHITTON ROAD TWICKENHAM TW1 1BZ

M G NEWS 385 ST MARGARETS ROAD TWICKENHAM TW1 1PP

NIKE 151 ST MARGARET'S ROAD TWICKENHAM TW1 1RG

HND SELF SERVICE 408 RICHMOND ROAD TWICKENHAM TW1 2EB

A.J. NEWS 361 RICHMOND ROAD TWICKENHAM TW1 2EJ

CROWN NEWSAGENTS 183 RICHMOND ROAD TWICKENHAM TW1 2NJ

THAMES NEWSAGENTS 66 RICHMOND ROAD TWICKENHAM TW1 3BE

MARALYN COLES 44 YORK STREET TWICKENHAM TW1 3BZ

MODI'S N/A OFF LIC 47 KINGS STREET PARADE TWICKENHAM TW1 3SG

SAGGARSONS 157 HEATH ROAD TWICKENHAM TW1 4BH

LONDIS - DHILLONS 136 HEATH ROAD TWICKENHAM TW1 4BN

ANGELS NEWS 20 STAINES ROAD TWICKENHAM TW2 5AH

M.S NEWSAGENTS 326 STAINES ROAD TWICKENHAM TW2 5AT

MEET & DEEP NEWSAGENTS 34 HAMPTON ROAD TWICKENHAM TW2 5QB

NEWSAGENTS 237 POWDERMILL LANE TWICKENHAM TW2 6DH

TEENS NEWS 300 NELSON ROAD TWICKENHAM TW2 7AD

NEWSAGENT 82 NELSON ROAD TWICKENHAM TW2 7AY



How does one "visit TfL" when trying to catch a bus in the evening?

WAP? PDA? or maybe have some forward thinging and sort it before your
balance got too low?

Are you really sure that these places all top up Oyster? I tried a
number of Ticket Stops in the centre of Twickenham, not realising till
then that Ticket Stops in that part of the world don't have Oyster
equipment.

Rubbish. There are ticket stops with Oyster equipment all over Greater
London and beyond. This website clearly shows which offer paper and which
offer Oyster:
http://www.tfl-ticketlocator.co.uk

Most of these would be a bus ride from where I was. How is this making
my life more convenient?

It isn't supposed to idiot proof your life. Its your responsiblity to keep
your balance topped up if you do not want to have auto top up enabled.


What a bizarre response. I wanted to catch a bus in Twickenham and
bleedin obviously did not have access to the Web.

Situation: decide at short notice to travel somewhere by bus (and why
should I plan this days in advance?), knowing that there are ticket
stops, go to ticket stop near bus stop and ask for Oyster, discover
that there is such a thing as a ticket stop without Oyster, walk down
high street trying other ticket stops for Oyster, with no success, and
end up getting a paper bus pass.

Why do you imply that this situation involves idiocy? All I said in
the first place was that I was in Twickenham recently and couldn't find
anywhere that could top up an Oyster. I then get lectured on forward
planning.

MIG wrote:
TKD wrote:
"MIG" wrote in message
oups.com...

TKD wrote:
If you live in one of the many places in London (particularly
south) where there are NR stations and local shops can't top
up Oyster, you have little choice but to get a paper season
ticket. You might have an Oyster which you put prepay on
when you get the chance, near work in central London say, but
you wouldn't be able to put your travelcard on it on the
morning when you needed to renew.

Why not? Assuming you live within the Travelcard Area, there's
nothing to stop you from getting a Weekly or longer Travelcard
on Oyster and renewing it in advance (as your Oyster has three
slots for Season Tickets).

I live in Edmonton, North London. My nearest Underground
stations are Turnpike Lane - Southgate (inclusive) on the
Piccadilly Line or Seven Sisters on the Victoria Line.
Admittedly, I do have several Oyster ."Ticket Stops" nearby,
but I opt to renew my Monthly at a convenient Underground
Station about a week before it runs out. Problem solved.

I was in Twickenham recently, and could not find anywhere that
could top up an Oyster.

Your lack of planning is no ones fault but your own. A quick
visit or call to TfL and you would have discovered there are
loads of places to top up in Twickenham.[list of 17 agents snipped]

How does one "visit TfL" when trying to catch a bus in the
evening?

WAP? PDA? or maybe have some forward thinging and sort it before
your balance got too low?

Are you really sure that these places all top up Oyster? I tried
a number of Ticket Stops in the centre of Twickenham, not
realising till then that Ticket Stops in that part of the world
don't have Oyster equipment.

Rubbish. There are ticket stops with Oyster equipment all over
Greater London and beyond. This website clearly shows which offer
paper and which offer Oyster:
http://www.tfl-ticketlocator.co.uk

Most of these would be a bus ride from where I was. How is this
making my life more convenient?

It isn't supposed to idiot proof your life. Its your responsiblity
to keep your balance topped up if you do not want to have auto top
up enabled.

What a bizarre response. I wanted to catch a bus in Twickenham and
bleedin obviously did not have access to the Web.

Situation: decide at short notice to travel somewhere by bus (and
why should I plan this days in advance?), knowing that there are
ticket stops, go to ticket stop near bus stop and ask for Oyster,
discover that there is such a thing as a ticket stop without
Oyster, walk down high street trying other ticket stops for Oyster,
with no success, and end up getting a paper bus pass.

Why do you imply that this situation involves idiocy? All I said in
the first place was that I was in Twickenham recently and couldn't
find anywhere that could top up an Oyster. I then get lectured on
forward planning.

Do you wait until you've completely run out of cash before looking
around for an ATM? At least with Oyster, you have the option of an
auto top-up if forward planning is so difficult for you.

--
Richard J.
(to e-mail me, swap uk and yon in address)

In article ,
(Richard J.) wrote:

Do you wait until you've completely run out of cash before looking
around for an ATM? At least with Oyster, you have the option of an
auto top-up if forward planning is so difficult for you.

AIUI you only have the auto or web top-up option if you use a single
regular tube station. Lots of people don't do that.

--
Colin Rosenstiel

Colin Rosenstiel wrote:
In article ,
(Richard J.) wrote:

Do you wait until you've completely run out of cash before looking
around for an ATM? At least with Oyster, you have the option of
an auto top-up if forward planning is so difficult for you.

AIUI you only have the auto or web top-up option if you use a single
regular tube station. Lots of people don't do that.

You need to use the Tube or DLR for the auto top-up to work, as it won't
top up on a bus or tram. AFAIK it will work at any Tube or DLR station.
I think I had to specify the station where Auto Top-Up would be
registered on my Oyster, but that was just an initial set-up
requirement.
--
Richard J.
(to e-mail me, swap uk and yon in address)

In article ,
(Richard J.) wrote:

Colin Rosenstiel wrote:
In article ,
(Richard J.) wrote:

Do you wait until you've completely run out of cash before looking
around for an ATM? At least with Oyster, you have the option of
an auto top-up if forward planning is so difficult for you.

AIUI you only have the auto or web top-up option if you use a single
regular tube station. Lots of people don't do that.

You need to use the Tube or DLR for the auto top-up to work, as it
won't top up on a bus or tram. AFAIK it will work at any Tube or DLR
station. I think I had to specify the station where Auto Top-Up would
be registered on my Oyster, but that was just an initial set-up
requirement.

Not what's been said here. Not that auto-top-up would work for a user as
irregular as me.

--
Colin Rosenstiel