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[email protected] · February 28th 17, 12:38 PM posted to uk.transport.london

In article , (Roland Perry)
wrote:

In message , at 09:56:02 on Tue, 28 Feb
2017, d remarked:
My understanding is that current Oyster cards will be dealt with as
now, newly issued Oyster cards will be contactless style.

Err, Oyster have been contactless since they were introduced.

I read the comment as meaning the "new" Oyster card will be in effect a
contactless pre-paid credit card with zero credit loaded, but an
arrangement to auto-topup from a bank account by the exact amount of any
journeys made.

I wonder if one will be able to use it in shops?

No, because it has zero credit on it.

Oyster cards do have credit on them and will continue to have in 2018. It's
just, AIUI, where the information as to the amount of credit is held that
will change, from the card itself to the back office system.

As others have said, there are unrelated reasons why the credit can't be
used in shops.

If not there seems to be
scarcely any difference between that and a current auto top up.

And also only extracts a day's travel each time, not £20/£40.

Maybe that won't change either.

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Colin Rosenstiel