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Roland Perry · October 7th 14, 06:59 AM posted to uk.transport.london

In message , at 18:26:53
on Mon, 6 Oct 2014, remarked:
Why on earth would anyone who visits London 2 or 3 times a year have any
use for auto-top up?

To avoid having to queue to top-up when they do arrive in London. I
know you don't like having more than a couple of quid on your Oyster
card but others could appreciate the convenience. I used to (when
travelling down from Nottingham where the typical train fare was
already £75 a trip).

I never queue for top-ups because I mainly use Oyster Ticket Stops. But then
I spend well under £20 a year on Oyster. Would anyone visiting 2 or 3 times
a year spend even that?

The peak cap is £8.40 (off-peak £7) so you could easily run that up in
three trips. Although I think auto-topup was originally £10.

The card I had it set up on has been withdrawn now, so I've been topping
up on arrival at Kings Cross, which is much better now they have three
ticket concourses. I can't use contactless as neither of my 'business
expenses' debit cards is contactless.
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Roland Perry