Mizter T wrote:
In the situation you describe in your original post I'm almost certain
that no deposit would be required. None of the publicity I've seen has
ever suggested that there is anything that complicates the 'deposit is
waived if buying a Travelcard on Oyster' rule.

Thanks.

Unfortunately, the person on whose behalf I asked never got to test it
out. Here's what happened to him:

http://www.subchat.com/read.asp?Id=360348

I've never heard of that happening. Was there any way he could have
avoided paying the cash fare? And if he had had an Oyster, wouldn't he
have been hit with the £4 penalty for forgetting to touch in?
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David of Broadway
New York, NY