On Tue, 4 Jan 2005 15:16:32 -0000, "Graham J"
wrote:

I read so many different messages on this groups about what happens it you
do/don't touch in/touch out with Oyster and the issue of 'unresolved
journeys' (and if they are necessarily a problem) that I am thoroughly tied
in a knot. So in order for me to give someone sound advice...

On a commute between East Croydon and City Thameslink using an Oyster with a
period travelcard covering the whole journey, the gateline at East Croydon
deals with the touch-in and touch-out at that end. At City Thameslink there
are no gatelines but are Oyster validators (I don't know if they are marked
for Pre-Pay only but I've certainly not seen them used much when I've passed
through there). Is touching in and out at City Thameslink

a) always necessary
b) necessary sometimes (perhaps if you go on to enter a nearby tube station)
c) merely encouraged
d) of no benefit whatsoever
e) any other answer

Thanks. I suspect the answer is unlikely to be a).

I'd suggest the answer is actually d. If you have an travelcard
loaded on your ticket, and your journey is entirely within the zones
that you have on your ticket, then there is no reason to touch in or
out.

I have a zone 2 annual travelcard on Oyster, and my daily journey is
between Bow Church DLR & South Quay DLR. Each DLR station has
validators, but I've never touched in or out.

Al Holmes