On Tue, 29 Aug 2006 18:39:30 +0100, Paul Corfield
wrote:

On Tue, 29 Aug 2006 17:31:26 GMT, "Richard J."
wrote:

Paul Corfield wrote:

I went from what was in the TfL tickets book. I am aware that the £3
charge has been waived for a period of time but the revenue
protection documents I could see at work have vanished from the
Intranet so I am not up to date on this issue. I don't trust a
single thing that is put in "Ask Oyster" as it usually vague to the
point of being useless.

The Fares and Tickets leaflet on the TfL website (dated 1 July 2006)
still says "You will need to pay a deposit of £3 when you first get your
Oyster card if you are only buying a 7 Day season ticket or you wish to
pay as you go", which implies that it's free only if you get a monthly
or longer period season. So Ask Oyster contradicts the F&T leaflet.

My point exactly - I'd go with the leaflet every time.

I purchased an 7 day Oyster travelcard for the first time on 08/08/06,
and was not asked for the £3.00 deposit.
The only thing I was asked for was a password!

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Thomas