On Nov 23, 2:08*pm, MIG wrote:
On 23 Nov, 14:02, trainmanUK wrote:



On 23 Nov, 13:50, John Bull wrote:

And is the inclusion of overground services to Heathrow an indication that
Heathrow Connect will be an Oysterable service?

Paul Scott is correct - Heathrow Connect beyond H&H is not covered by
Oyster.

Having spent the morning flicking through the "official" media docs.
Things that caught my eye a

1) No mention of OEPs. At all. TfL have since told me they'll only
affect 0.04% of passengers which presumably is justification for their
low key coverage.

Yes but it will generate 100% of the bad publicity when people start
being penalty fared !!

Someone should point out that it may be 0.04% of journeys, but not
necessarily 0.04% of passengers. *Everyone with a travelcard may
extend beyond their zones for 0.04% of their journeys or something,
but if they get screwed the first time they do, that's a lot of
"customers" who won't be very gruntled about Oyster.

Aye - "passengers" was their term, but its a very vague one.

In fairness, I can understand where they're coming from in playing
down OEPs. But as has been commented up-thread, it seems a recipe for
negative feedback down the line when Elsie 85 from Clapton gets her
photo in the paper waving a penalty notice in one hand and an Oyster
Card in the other because "no one told 'er about no extension permit
in the paper."