"Zobo Kolonie" wrote:

Yesterday at Victoria underground station I heard an announcement reminding
"customers" with Oyster cards to always touch their card to the pad on their
way out of a station. What does that mean? Does it mean that if the gates
are open (e.g. when there's nobody around to staff them) then prepay
passengers can get away with a free ride?

If the gates are open both ends and you don't get checked by a gripper
you might get away with it.

Of course, going in without touching in risks meeting closed gates at
the end of your journey, leading to you paying a higher fare than you
ought to...

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James Farrar |
London, SE13 |