On 6 Mar, 15:51, "Ian F." wrote:
Mrs. F. and I had to travel from Clapham Junction to Twickenham last night.
She has a Z1-3 monthly Travelcard on her Oyster, along with a few quid of
PAYG.

Neither of us remembered that you're meant to get a whatever-it's-called
(OEP?) to cover her to Twickenham (Z5), but when she put her card on the
reader at Twickers it worked fine, deducting the difference from her PAYG
balance. The same happened on the way back.

Odd? Or has TfL realised that the extension permits are unworkable?

Ian


You don't need an OEP for the correct fare to be deducted. You only
need it if gripped on an NR train outside of your zones. Supposedly,
this is because you can't otherwise prove that you intend to pay for
the extension by touching out at the end.

By actually touching out at the end, you supersede any OEP requirement
by actually touching out and having the fare deducted.

So it's not really odd nor, unfortunately, a sign of OEPs being
abandoned. Which isn't to say they won't be.