On Sat, 28 Jun 2008 21:12:43 +0100, "tim....."
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"Scott" wrote in message
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On Sat, 28 Jun 2008 20:43:44 +0100, "tim....."
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"Scott" wrote in message
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On Sat, 28 Jun 2008 06:40:06 -0700 (PDT), "
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I could hardly believe, last week, when I tried to buy a One Day
Travelcard at my local newsgent, who had sold them for many years,
that they are no longer available there! The equipment, he told me, as
I could see, had been removed and all he can now do is add credit to
Oyster cards, or sell weekly etc. tickets on Oyster.

This is an outrageous scam by T.F.L., which means I now would now lose
£1 credit on my Oyster in order to get a bus to my local station which
is, presumably, the only place I can now buy a One Day Travelcard.
Does anyone know why one can't get a One Day Travelcard on Oyster?

It's funny that bus drivers don't even seem to know that this is now
the case, since my father when he tried bought a ticket on the bus one
morning was told by the driver that it would be cheaper for him to by
a One Day Bus Pass at the same newsagents!

M.M.

Why do you need a One Day Travelcard?

Because you are going on National Rail.

Probably about 50% of people have to do this each day.

tim

I think we've established that now. I would be very surprised if it
was 50% though (of users of One Day Travelcards that is, not total
commuters).

Why not. The majority of people living in South London have no underground
line that they can reasonably use. Neither do people who live in Ilford,
Romford, Chingford, Enfield, Southall etc.

tim

I dunno. I have no idea. You would need to look at ths statistics.
Remember that One Day Travelcards are unlikely to be purchased by
commuters (who probably work more than one day a week) and many will
be purchased by visitors and tourists (who I suspect are more likely
to use tubes and buses than trains).