wrote:
Oh dear! Its complicated isnt it!

I think its become a mute point as I commute between Orpington (zone 6)
and Victoria (zone 1) and I dont think Orpington can take prepay
(although it does have Oyster readers?)

I currently pay £1083 for an annual season ticket, but figured out
that last year I only used the ticket on 135 days and so it cost me £8
per day.

Was just wondering if an annual season ticket was still the cheapest
way?

Difficult call. An SDR to Victoria is £7.20, so you're on the verge of
break-even. It all depends on whether you use it at weekends, whether
you use the Gold Card benefits, how much hassle queuing for SDRs would
be (I don't know how busy the ticket office at Orpington gets...).

You can't use Oyster Prepay at the moment, but I think Southeastern are
committed as part of their franchise to implementing it on all services
within the zonal system (possibly by some time next year?). This might
also affect the balance.

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John Band
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