London Banter - View Single Post - Oyster: still an unreliable rip-off

[email protected] · April 24th 14, 03:47 PM posted to uk.transport.london

In article ,
(David Cantrell) wrote:

*Subject:* Oyster: still an unreliable rip-off
*From:* David Cantrell
*Date:* Thu, 24 Apr 2014 12:44:59 +0100

On Wed, Apr 23, 2014 at 09:46:19AM -0500,
wrote:
In article ,
(David Cantrell) wrote:
Oh, there are lots of other things displayed. But unless I stop
and look
carefully while people queue up behind me, and then pull my phone
out,
navigate to the right page on TfL's website, and carefully
compare the
two - the "information" isn't useful information at all.
It tells you the fare deducted and the new card balance if it's not
one of the old gates.

Not useful, unless you're in the tiny minority that have memorised
what
the fares should be and who know what their card balance is at all
times. And you still have to stop and bend down to see what it says
while the person behind is trying to push you through the gate because
they're not expecting you to stop and admire the scenery.

I think you exaggerate somewhat. The gates that tell are easy enough to with
minimal delay. Most in central London don't give out the information though.

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Colin Rosenstiel