Simon Hewison wrote in message ...
In article , Dave Newt wrote:

Leyton tube about 8pm Saturday night.

Hope there weren't too many pre-pay people going through...

Not Leyton, but Totteridge and Whetstone, for a few days all the gates
were set to "Entry only", but with the gates open. The oystercard readers
on the 'inside' part of the gates had no lights whatsoever, and wouldn't
accept. Problem then was on walking through the 'open' gates, it picked
up an attempt to enter again, leaving an unresolved journey on there and
a potential overcharge. The station, as it often is, was unmanned.

There is clearly a need for station staff to understand they can't just
leave the gates in the state that they've been in for the past few
years. (open, and in whatever state they happen to be in).

I have noticed that at Finchley Central, the gates in the ticket hall have
had their slots for paper tickets taped up, and they're now just acting
as entry/exit validators. (They were placed in a rather silly place
anyway as you could easily just walk around to the other side of the gates).

But (e.g. in Totteridge) can't you just use the Oyster validator
machine next to the ticket gates to end your journey?? - regardless of
what the gates are set to?