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Old February 28th 08, 11:14 AM posted to uk.transport.london
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On 28 Feb, 11:20, John B wrote:
On 28 Feb, 10:43, MIG wrote:

Eh? Only PAYG customers do need to swipe in - if you have a Travelcard
that covers you for the zones you're intending to travel in, you don't
need to swipe in, whether you're on NR, LU, DLR or a bendy bus.


You might disapprove of this policy out of some misguided anti-season-
ticket-holder-animosity, but it's The Case [why the flaming hell would
it not be? They have paid a great deal of money for a valid ticket
that covers their journey...]


That's not quite true. *If you have a zone 1 - 2 travelcard on Oyster
and continue to West Ruislip via Bank using PAYG for the excess, you
do need to touch in somewhere. *True, you can do it at Bank, but might
as well be at your starting station to avoid forgetting.


Hence "that covers you for the zones you're intending to travel in"
above.


Yeah, I replied to the wrong message, sorry (wonders of Google).