asdf wrote:


Seriously? I always just change over without touching any readers at
all, just like changing between Tube lines, and it works fine.

Incidentally, acceptance of PAYG at the barriers at London Bridge
STILL hasn't been fixed. Worse, the barrier staff seem to have been
trained to tell you that it isn't valid, only letting you through if
you insist it is. The following exchange is typical:

Me: [walks up to side gate with Oyster card]
Him: [points to Oyster reader on adjacent ticket gate. I assume he
needs to see the error code]
Me: [touches card on reader; as usual, it is rejected]
Him: "Your Travelcard has expired." [points to excess fares window]
Me: "I'm using pre-pay."
Him: "It's not valid." [still pointing] "You need to buy a ticket."
Me: "It is valid, on Thameslink."
Him: "No it isn't."
Me: "Yes it is. You're standing next to a poster that says it is."
Him: "Where have you come from?"
Me: "Farringdon."
Him: [lets me out through the gate]

I've been through a similar routine every time I've passed through (3
times in total) over the past couple of months, so I'm pretty sure
it's deliberate. (Incidentally, I do touch in/out on the platform
validator as well, and it does always charge the correct fare with no
unresolved journeys.)

That sounds familiar - TfL staff passes were (last time I tried) also
rejected, despite being valid on the Thameslink. After this happened a
few times, I took to carrying a printed copy of the National Rail
easements around with me, which at least got me through.

Cheers

Steve M