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![]() Boltar wrote: Really? Well thats news to me when I used it once for 3 trips and didn't have enough to make a 4th even though I'd had the equivalent value of a travelcard on it. Bug in the system? And what about the maximum fare being deducted if you don't swipe it? That doesn't happen with a travelcard. B2003 Maybe that's where you went wrong, because you do have to keep touching in and out, and the penalty fare that you pay for not touching in/out does not count towards the daily cap. |
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![]() "eastender" wrote in message ... "tim....." wrote: "eastender" wrote in message ... Boltar wrote: but people who are here just for a day or 2 and want to tour the city will want 1 day travelcards which Osyer doesn't support. Wrong - pre-pay Oyster caps at a cheaper rate than travelcards. Only if one doesn't want to use NR. For most tourists touring central London this is not an issue. Hmm, Greenwich Richmond (& Ham House) Hampton Court Crystal Palace Hampstead Heath tim |
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Really? Well thats news to me when I used it once for 3 trips and
didn't have enough to make a 4th even though I'd had the equivalent value of a travelcard on it. Bug in the system? When was "once"? The cap was introduced on 27 Feb 2005. |
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On Fri, 29 Dec 2006 21:00:42 -0000, "tim....."
wrote: "eastender" wrote in message ... "tim....." wrote: "eastender" wrote in message ... Boltar wrote: but people who are here just for a day or 2 and want to tour the city will want 1 day travelcards which Osyer doesn't support. Wrong - pre-pay Oyster caps at a cheaper rate than travelcards. Only if one doesn't want to use NR. For most tourists touring central London this is not an issue. Hmm, Greenwich Richmond (& Ham House) Hampton Court Crystal Palace Hampstead Heath Hampton Court is probably the only significant tourist attraction of the latter four. Greenwich is accessible by DLR. |
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On Fri, 29 Dec 2006 10:18:05 -0000, tim..... wrote:
The cash on an Oyster card doesn't expire, strip cards usually do (I've no idea about the dutch ones). Oyster cards expire if you don't use them for 2 years. |
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![]() "James Farrar" wrote in message ... On Fri, 29 Dec 2006 21:00:42 -0000, "tim....." wrote: "eastender" wrote in message ... "tim....." wrote: "eastender" wrote in message ... Boltar wrote: but people who are here just for a day or 2 and want to tour the city will want 1 day travelcards which Osyer doesn't support. Wrong - pre-pay Oyster caps at a cheaper rate than travelcards. Only if one doesn't want to use NR. For most tourists touring central London this is not an issue. Hmm, Greenwich Richmond (& Ham House) Hampton Court Crystal Palace Hampstead Heath Hampton Court is probably the only significant tourist attraction of the latter four. Greenwich is accessible by DLR. But is the punter going to know that. They'll look at the map, see that NR is much quicker and go that way. And then they will find out that their ticket isn't valid tim |
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![]() "asdf" wrote in message ... On Fri, 29 Dec 2006 10:18:05 -0000, tim..... wrote: The cash on an Oyster card doesn't expire, strip cards usually do (I've no idea about the dutch ones). Oyster cards expire if you don't use them for 2 years. I was going to say, no they don't. But it seems that the go dormant. What a piece of ****. I better get a refund on mine before it dies. tim |
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In message , tim.....
writes "eastender" wrote in message ... "tim....." wrote: "eastender" wrote in message ... Boltar wrote: but people who are here just for a day or 2 and want to tour the city will want 1 day travelcards which Osyer doesn't support. Wrong - pre-pay Oyster caps at a cheaper rate than travelcards. Only if one doesn't want to use NR. For most tourists touring central London this is not an issue. Hmm, Actually, very few tourists use NR services (which they usually refer to as "Overground" in my experience. Greenwich Most go either by boat or by DLR. Both take them nearer most points of interest than the NR services. Richmond (& Ham House) District Line usually. Hampton Court Yes, that one is a "biggie" for Overground. Probably the biggest buy far I'd say. Crystal Palace Few go there. Hampstead Heath People usually end up taking the tube to Hampstead. Not especially convenient but as with Richmond, that's where they see the relevant word on the Tube Map! The other NR-only destinations that spring to mind for me are Eltham Palace and Syon Park. But the non tube services are usually a challenge to all but the most adventurous! -- Ian Jelf, MITG Birmingham, UK Registered Blue Badge Tourist Guide for London and the Heart of England http://www.bluebadge.demon.co.uk |
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In message , tim.....
writes Hampton Court is probably the only significant tourist attraction of the latter four. Greenwich is accessible by DLR. But is the punter going to know that. They'll look at the map, see that NR is much quicker and go that way. And then they will find out that their ticket isn't valid Actually what happens is that they see loads of publicity for boat trips and go that way or else they look at the Tube Map and find access *only* via the Jubilee and DLR. -- Ian Jelf, MITG Birmingham, UK Registered Blue Badge Tourist Guide for London and the Heart of England http://www.bluebadge.demon.co.uk |
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