"Mizter T" wrote

David Jackman wrote:

"John Salmon" wrote:

Arising out of this, I would caution railway enthusiasts using Oyster
PAYG whilst staying on the system ...

If you are doing anything remotely "odd" the advice would always be to
get a paper Travelcard. It's now the same price as a capped Oystercard
and avoids so many problems

I'm a Londoner, and think Oyster is a fantastic system that I greatly
value - the ability to simply be able to head off without having to worry
about working out if one would be better off with a Day Travelcard or not
is great. However I would agree that if people are planning on doing
'odd' things, such as standing around on a station for a long time, or
going for a ride there and back without exiting the system at the far end,
or backtracking on oneself, or other variants thereof - in other words
things that rail enthusiasts are perhaps wont to do - then a paper Day
Travelcard would be wise, as it sidesteps any potential issues. Oyster is
designed for people making A to B journeys, i.e. getting from one place to
another, which is what the (public) transport system is designed for too,
after all!

Yes, I'm still an Oyster supporter but I agree with both of you, and
following my recent experiences I shall be careful about my choice each time
I visit London.