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Old March 2nd 12, 02:35 PM posted to uk.railway,uk.transport.london,misc.transport.rail.americas
Robert Neville Robert Neville is offline
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Default cards, was E-ZPass, was CharlieCards v.v. Oyster (and Octopus?)

(Note to USA subscribers: for a generation, Barclaycard and VISA were
synonymous in the UK.)


I recall some of my early trips to the UK, attempting use use a Mastercard,
getting a puzzled look from the clerk and having to say "Just process it like a
Eurocard".