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Old March 11th 11, 11:53 AM posted to uk.transport.london
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Default BBC discovers that Oyster users can be overcharged for incomplete journeys

On Fri, 11 Mar 2011 12:28:11 +0000
Roland Perry wrote:
Well no. But that doesn't change my argument that its probably possible to
power up an Oyster card from a short distance away. After all, its been
alledged just this has been done with new biometric passports - not only
did they power them up by they read them too apparently from a few feet away.


sigh but that assumes the technologies of the Oyster and the Passport
are in any way comparable!


In what way are they not comparable?

(Apart from anything else, the Passport has a much bigger aerial).


Fine. Whats the anything else?

B2003