In message , at 04:23:31 on
Tue, 17 Jun 2008, Thunderbug remarked:
I was amongst those evacuated from Kings Cross on the 'booze cruise'
night before the alcohol ban came in, so entered and left the same
station after about 20 minutes without being able to catch a train.

I suspect TfL took a tidy sum that night. Had I not tapped out (all
gates were open and staff directed passengers through the
pushchair/wheelchair gates), no doubt it would've been £4 instead.

The Oyster system should have a means to do bulk refunds if the
circumstances of such an incident is entered in. It would be an ultimate
insult to be stuck on a tube train for several hours, then charged a
hefty fee when you were eventually liberated.
--
Roland Perry