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Old July 20th 10, 10:11 AM posted to uk.transport.london
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Default Oyster Route Validators - compulsory to touch?

On 20 July, 09:28, skyguy wrote:
The sign at Wimbledon also seems to suggest that you must touch the
pink validator if changing between tube and train, but as far as I can
see almost no one ever does. The confusion isn't helped by the fact
that there's yellow validators on the tube platforms, pink validators
just beyond the platforms, yellow ones on the ticket gates at the top,
and special tram ones on that platform - I think people have learnt to
ignore them unless they have to open a gate.


The situation has been improved by the acceptance of PAYG on NR.

Previously, at Stratford you could ignore the pads at the end of the
DLR and on the Central platforms and touch out at the barrier.

But at Greenwich, if you didn't spot the validator halfway back down
the DLR platform and headed for the exit, you'd find yourself not
passing a barrier or validator. Now there is one at the main exit and
also the DLR one is a bit better placed.