"Mark S" wrote in message
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On Nov 26, 4:52 pm, MIG wrote:
On 26 Nov, 11:45, "Paul Scott" wrote:

Not sure, but I don't think the concept of seeing off a friend (like a
platform ticket) has been catered for on PAYG.
You could of course do that with a travelcard season...

I haven't done proper research, but my impression is that any paper
travelcard will give "Seek assistance" whereas an Oyster weekly will
let you go in and out with no problem.

Certainly, if I go to, say, platforms 1 - 4 at Charing Cross, just
miss my train and try to get out for the next one from platform 6, I
can't open the gate with a paper period travelcard.

I have often gone into a station, through the barriers, and within
minutes come out that same station with my Oyster card.

Was your PAYG balance reduced? Or was it a travelcard? It seems an important
distinction...

Paul S

On Nov 27, 11:43 am, "Paul Scott"
wrote:
"Mark S" wrote in message

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On Nov 26, 4:52 pm, MIG wrote:

On 26 Nov, 11:45, "Paul Scott" wrote:
Not sure, but I don't think the concept of seeing off a friend (like a
platform ticket) has been catered for on PAYG.
You could of course do that with a travelcard season...
I haven't done proper research, but my impression is that any paper
travelcard will give "Seek assistance" whereas an Oyster weekly will
let you go in and out with no problem.

Certainly, if I go to, say, platforms 1 - 4 at Charing Cross, just
miss my train and try to get out for the next one from platform 6, I
can't open the gate with a paper period travelcard.

I have often gone into a station, through the barriers, and within
minutes come out that same station with my Oyster card.

Was your PAYG balance reduced? Or was it a travelcard? It seems an important
distinction...

Paul S

I was just confirming what the previous poster thought... it does let
you do it. However, I have a annual travel card so I'm not sure if
that means PAYG would be different.

On Nov 27, 12:58 pm, Mark S wrote:
On Nov 27, 11:43 am, "Paul Scott"
wrote:





"Mark S" wrote in message

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On Nov 26, 4:52 pm, MIG wrote:

On 26 Nov, 11:45, "Paul Scott" wrote:
Not sure, but I don't think the concept of seeing off a friend (like a
platform ticket) has been catered for on PAYG.
You could of course do that with a travelcard season...
I haven't done proper research, but my impression is that any paper
travelcard will give "Seek assistance" whereas an Oyster weekly will
let you go in and out with no problem.

Certainly, if I go to, say, platforms 1 - 4 at Charing Cross, just
miss my train and try to get out for the next one from platform 6, I
can't open the gate with a paper period travelcard.

I have often gone into a station, through the barriers, and within
minutes come out that same station with my Oyster card.

Was your PAYG balance reduced? Or was it a travelcard? It seems an important
distinction...

Paul S

I was just confirming what the previous poster thought... it does let
you do it. However, I have a annual travel card so I'm not sure if
that means PAYG would be different.- Hide quoted text -

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Yes, my point was about the difference between period travelcards on
Oyster and paper. The latter don't seem to open the gates if used
repeatedly, but the former do. I can't see why the difference (but
that's mainly because I can't see why paper ones should be prevented).

ISTR (but can't find confirmation) that if you enter a station with
your PAYG Oyster and leave it again (within a short space of time) the
journey is cancelled - ie no charge. To cover the case of you finding
the service disrupted and deciding to abandon your journey.

On Dec 3, 10:32 am, wrote:
ISTR (but can't find confirmation) that if you enter a station with
your PAYG Oyster and leave it again (within a short space of time) the
journey is cancelled - ie no charge. To cover the case of you finding
the service disrupted and deciding to abandon your journey.

That's not my experience. On one occasion, I entered Moor Park
station, realised that I'd forgotten something in the shop. So I went
back out through the barriers (within a minute of entry), the original
£1 entry charge was not refunded and when I returned, five minutes
later, I was charged £1 again. The £1 was the expected fare for a
Saturday, as I had a zone 1-2 annual travelcard on the Oyster as well.
However, there was no problem with getting it refunded when I phoned
the Oyster helpline.

I don't see all the above being true because take a look at this
following route:

Arrive at Ealing Broadway Go Through Barriers Take FGW to Burnham
(no Oyster) Come back to Ealing Broadway and exit barriers.

With the above route there is no way for you to signal that you have
traveled outside of Ealing Broadway so essentially are you entering
and leaving at the same station and of course I hope this does not
charge me when I have the zones on my travel card for Ealing.

"Mark S" wrote in message
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I don't see all the above being true because take a look at this
following route:

Arrive at Ealing Broadway Go Through Barriers Take FGW to Burnham
(no Oyster) Come back to Ealing Broadway and exit barriers.

With the above route there is no way for you to signal that you have
traveled outside of Ealing Broadway so essentially are you entering
and leaving at the same station and of course I hope this does not
charge me when I have the zones on my travel card for Ealing.

But if a Revenue Protection Inspector checks you on the train from Ealington
to Burnham (and they're far more common these days), then you're probably
liable for a £20 fine.