On Jan 28, 8:37*am, Paul Terry wrote:

Mizter T wrote:

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.

Yes, that's a better description. (Though one needs at least £1.50
credit on one's card in order to set one.)


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.

Indeed. I have my doubts as to whether PFs will actually get issued
for journeys from stations where OEPs aren't available.