On May 14, 11:39*pm, Graham Drabble wrote:
On 13 May 2008 David Cantrell wrote . uk:

I would stop moaning about Oyster if TfL bothered to put vending
machines at convenient places in south London. *Y'know, I bet that
people like Tesco would be happy to have Oystery ticket machines
in their shops (for a small cut of course) so that people could
renew their travelcards or top up their pre-pay balance. *It
wouldn't be the first time a large public company had put its
facilities inside supermarkets because it was convenient for their
users - there's a post box inside my local Tesco.

On the other side from this it would be nice if the station vending
machines / shops could take money from an oyster card. Tokyo Suica
cards do this and it is very convenient. (Also great when working,
Suica == travel == expenses!!!)

Ultimately, you will have a smart card which will be used to pay for
everything while storing your biometric details etc, and cash will no
longer be accepted. Then the authorities will know everything you've
bought as well as everywhere you've been. The card will be your permit
to exist, which can be revoked at any time. It's inevitable, but why
hasten the process?