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[email protected] · June 11th 11, 05:17 PM posted to uk.transport.london

In article ,
(Robert Neville) wrote:

I purchased a couple of tourist Oyster cards with £10 of credit directly
from TFL a few months ago for a recent trip to London. The cards worked
fine and aside from all the weekend shutdowns, we had no problem getting
around on the tube.

Just out of curiosity, I registered one of the cards to see the
remaining balance and journey history. However, when I go to the history
tab, I get the following message:

Please note, customers will only be able to view this information if
they have purchased pay as you go credit (including Auto top-up) from
Oyster online.

Not sure why this would have to be the case. Purchasing credit from
Oyster online is a bit problamatic as the site does not take credit
cards issued outside the UK. And if I was able to purchase credit, would
it only show trips from that point forward?

I have the same problem and go to London only occasionally now. You should
still be able to see that balance on a ticket machine, in case that helps.

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Colin Rosenstiel