Even better, with Auto Top-up it's done automatically by direct debit,
with an e-mailed confirmation, whenever the balance gets below £5

But don't you have to collect the "auto top-up" at a *nominated*
station?

You have to collect the initial auto top-up instruction at a nominated
station, after that it works at any tube station.

It seems to work well though I feel the £5 threshold is a bit low for those
of us who only use the tube every couple of weeks but may use the bus a lot
in between. It means we still have to be very aware of our balance. It
also makes it particularly frustrating when a tube journey takes our balance
below £5 as the top-up only applies on touch-in, not touch-out. However
once they roll it out to buses and trams then it should cease to be so much
of an issue.


G.