On Jun 12, 11:12 am, "Paul Scott"
wrote:
"MIG" wrote in message

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On Jun 12, 10:46 am, "Paul Scott"
wrote:





"MIG" wrote in message

Does this mean that a single, for example, from Barking to West Ham on
NR is £4 instead of the usual £1.90 for an NR zone 3 - 4 single?

No its £3.00 because the LU cash single fare is £3.00 outside zone 1.

I suspect perhaps that because of the fairly continuous media criticism,
the
£3.00 fare is lost in the detail...
Ah yes, of course.

But still a 58% increase on the usual NR fare. Can this be the
intention? Was there ever a time when this exception for NR zonal
fares existed and the Oyster rules wouldn't result in it being more
expensive?

I am not sure about the timing of zonal fares relative to the Oyster
hike.

NR zonal fares only came in in Jan this year, when was the last Oyster
hike? - In any case, LU fares have been applicable on that line for yonks
haven't they?


Yes, but they would have been lower till last November or so (I
think). Maybe this was the assumption in the NR zonal fare rule, but
it wouldn't have been the case since zonal fares were introduced.




Why is there a need to highlight the higher than average NR cash fare
though? As PAYG is valid, presumably regular users realise that and use
Oyster...



I didn't know for sure if it was higher, that's why I was asking. Not
all users are regular. C2C doesn't generally accept PAYG, but it's
interesting that it does apply the cash penalty fare on that section.
Interavailability normally implies some kind of advantage to the
customer.