London Banter - View Single Post - False name & address on Oyster

Laurence Payne · October 18th 05, 07:58 PM posted to uk.local.london,uk.transport.london

On 18 Oct 2005 12:28:53 -0700, wrote:

I bought a monthly bus pass recently from a tube station. I wanted to
be able to lend it to my partner, so I asked if I could get it without
registering the Oyster card. Although ideally they would have liked me
to, they said that was okay and I now have a fully transferable monthly
bus pass. According to 'Fares & Tickets' I shouldn't really have been
able to buy this though.

Can revenue protection inspectors bring up your name and address on
their readers, from info stored on the Oyster card? Does this fill the
role of the photocards which used to be required? I suppose even if
they could, there's no requirement for anyone to carry proof of
identity anyway.

They might spot one big difference between you and your partner :-)
Unless you're gay.

Practically speaking, it would have been just as transferable if
registered.