On Dec 7, 4:04*pm, David Jackman pleasereplytogroup wrote:
Matthew Dickinson wrote :

TfL have now published the 2009 fares leaflet.

It's available at tube stations or at

http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tickets/faresandtickets/2930.aspx

No real surprises in it. The new mid-day off peak fares are the same
as the evening ones.

The explanation of Oyster includes the paragraph

"Your Tube, DLR, London Overground and National
Rail pay as you go journey must be completed within
two and a half hours of you having touched in at the
start of your journey. If the time between touching
in and touching out exceeds two and a half hours
you will be charged more than the Oyster single fare
for your journey. If this happens, you will need to
call the Oyster helpline for assistance."

I belive this is the first that it has been documented (and is also a
change as the current limit is understood to be two hours). * * * *

David

It doesn't say whether the timer is reset on touching in at an
intermediate point (eg OOS interchange). Presumably it is not, from
past threads, but someone might reasonably assuming that touching in
is touching in.

So if you go to Stratford, do whatever you need to do in half an hour,
and then go back home from Stratford, you could end up being charged 2
x £4 instead of 2 x £1.50 (or whatever the new fares are) for the
original journey not being completed in 2½ hours and an unresolved
touch out when you get home.

It seems to me that if all the touches are recorded, the system should
be able to recalculate the OOS as two journeys.