simon wrote:
According to the 2004 Fares leaflet there is only talk about pre-pay
oyster tickets being cheaper than the increased prices.

Maybe my memory is wrong BUT I thought that in the summer when all the
Oyster spin was taking place, we were told that Oystercard ticket
prices would stay the same in 2004 as 2003.

According to the 2004 fares leaflet a Monthly Travelcard (Z1,2&3) is
rising from £88.88 to £91.40. Is there a special price for an Oyster
monthly ?

The TfL press release of 9 August 2003 said "The price of Tube travel will
be frozen for passengers using the Oyster smartcard" and "From next year
Tube passengers using the Oyster smartcard will pay 2003 prices for their
journeys". It seems that this was meant to apply to Pre Pay only, but they
didn't actually say that. If so, that's highly misleading. I've mailed
TfL to say so and ask for clarification.
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Richard J.
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