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Mizter T writes

On Jan 27, 8:10*pm, Roland Perry wrote:

So it's basically the same as a BZx to station ticket then?

Yes and no - it's only available for travel *within* the zones (but
outside the zones covered by the season Travelcard).

In some ways an OEP is more like a permit to travel, but unlike a permit
or an out-of-boundary ticket, an OEP doesn't cost anything in its own
right.

The way it's been implemented is half-hearted at best - it's basically
a bit of an unworkable bodge (at present at least).

It'll be interesting to see the first appeal against a penalty fare for
not having an OEP.
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Paul Terry