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Old October 21st 05, 07:28 PM posted to uk.transport.london,uk.railway
David David is offline
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Default Can I buy an Oyster reader?

On Fri, 21 Oct 2005 09:42:42 +0100, "londoncityslicker"
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"Clive Dennis" wrote in message
roups.com...


If you don't touch in again and walk on then theres no way of knowing if you
have a valid ticket.

The DLR crew do use their initiative and give you the benefit of the doubt
in most cases.
However the heavy handed revenue inspectors really don't care. They are in
the business of collecting names and addresses and prosecuting.

It happens to me at least once a week.
Solution I can see on the DLR is if you touch in twice at the same reader
then the system should realise this



Reading all this has made me decide not to get an oyster card. Not
that I can use one as my daily journey into London starts from outside
zone 6.
I prefer a printed card with all journey details plainly displayed so
anyone can see that I have a valid ticket.



Dave