On 18 Sep 2006 03:52:32 -0700, "MIG"
wrote:


Neil Watson wrote:
wrote in message
oups.com...
For the second time now I've had a problem with Oyster PAYG on T4L
buses. Today I 'touched in' and the 'touch' registered with the usual
beep. But then the bus driver said that it hadn't registered and that I
had to 'touch' again - I did and it beeped a longer beep and he said
that the card was invalid. He then made me pay £1.50 for a ticket.
When I checked at Paddington Underground Oyster top-up machine the
'touch in' HAD`registered. So I got charged TWICE for the same journey.
Nice scam for T4L. Thanks Ken. Great system. CJB.


Remember the Oyster reader is illogical as it bleeps for both success and
failure (although it's a slightly different noise for each, and the small
LED lights either green or orange)

What did the LCD display say? It's the only way to tell if you experience
what you describe.

If you attempt to touch your oyster the second time around (or more than
twice) it will say "Passback attempted". i.e. it thinks you tried to pass
your oyster back to someone behind you and it's being used twice. If it
says that, you know it actually read properly first time around.

I've never heard of anyone in your situation, as it's always clear from the
reader what the error is!


I thought that someone else was allowed to use your PAYG Oyster when
you weren't using it (unlike a travelcard)?

You have the answer in your own response - "when you weren't using
it". If you just got on the bus, or just entered the tube system, you
are "using it" until you get off or exit.

You can share a prepay Oyster card with other people but not during
the same journey.