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I just bought an oyster on dec 4 08 when does it expire?

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I just bought an oyster on dec 4 08 when does it expire?

Never

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In message , at 14:01:03 on
Thu, 11 Dec 2008, Recliner remarked:
I just bought an oyster on dec 4 08 when does it expire?

Never

Never is a very long time. It will probably "expire" (although "become
useless" is probably a better description) when there are no longer any
gates with backwards compatibility to read them. I'd give it 15 years.

Or they may pass a new law saying that all credit expires a year after
it's added - I think the New York equivalent has that rule.
--
Roland Perry

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"Roland Perry" wrote in message
...
In message , at 14:01:03 on Thu,
11 Dec 2008, Recliner remarked:
I just bought an oyster on dec 4 08 when does it expire?

Never

Never is a very long time. It will probably "expire" (although "become
useless" is probably a better description) when there are no longer any
gates with backwards compatibility to read them. I'd give it 15 years.

Or they may pass a new law saying that all credit expires a year after
it's added - I think the New York equivalent has that rule.

"The money on your Oyster card never
expires - it stays there until you use it.
However, if your card is not used for
2 years, you will have to reactivate it or
claim back any unused cash by calling
the Oyster helpline..."

RTFM at:
http://www.tfl.gov.uk/assets/downloa...oyster.pdfPaul S

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"Roland Perry" wrote in message
...
In message , at 14:01:03 on Thu,
11 Dec 2008, Recliner remarked:
I just bought an oyster on dec 4 08 when does it expire?

Never

Never is a very long time. It will probably "expire" (although "become
useless" is probably a better description) when there are no longer any
gates with backwards compatibility to read them. I'd give it 15 years.

Or they may pass a new law saying that all credit expires a year after
it's added - I think the New York equivalent has that rule.
--

"The money on your Oyster card never
expires - it stays there until you use it.
However, if your card is not used for
2 years, you will have to reactivate it or
claim back any unused cash by calling
the Oyster helpline..."

RTFM at:
http://www.tfl.gov.uk/assets/downloa...oyster.pdfPaul S

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In message , at 15:40:38 on
Thu, 11 Dec 2008, Paul Scott remarked:
"The money on your Oyster card never
expires - it stays there until you use it.
However, if your card is not used for
2 years, you will have to reactivate it or
claim back any unused cash by calling
the Oyster helpline..."

I never knew that. I must have been lucky that I've inadvertently never
left more than a 2 year gap. Or is it a new idea they've just cooked up?

It seems that this may even be the "warm up" for the processes I hinted
at - you phone to reactivate and they say "actually, we don't do Oyster
any more, but here's how to get your money back, loaded onto a Lobster
Card".
--
Roland Perry

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"Roland Perry" wrote in message
...
In message , at 15:40:38 on Thu,
11 Dec 2008, Paul Scott remarked:
"The money on your Oyster card never
expires - it stays there until you use it.
However, if your card is not used for
2 years, you will have to reactivate it or
claim back any unused cash by calling
the Oyster helpline..."

I never knew that. I must have been lucky that I've inadvertently never
left more than a 2 year gap. Or is it a new idea they've just cooked up?


I think it dates back to at least 2005 when I originally got my card.

Paul S

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On Thu, 11 Dec 2008 15:40:38 -0000, Paul Scott wrote:
"The money on your Oyster card never
expires - it stays there until you use it.
However, if your card is not used for
2 years, you will have to reactivate it or
claim back any unused cash by calling
the Oyster helpline..."


That might be in theory, but I've left one for more than 2 years (nearly 3)
and it was fine.

Steve

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wrote ...
I just bought an oyster on dec 4 08 when does it expire?

9th October 2023

I could be a little more accurate if you'd care to tell us if you bought a
weekly, monthly, quarterly, annual or whatever ...

Help us to help you ...
--

Andrew

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In message , at 16:24:54 on
Thu, 11 Dec 2008, Paul Scott remarked:

I think it dates back to at least 2005 when I originally got my card.

I've had my card significantly longer than that.
--
Roland Perry