On 3 July, 16:40, "solar penguin"
wrote:
Martin Petrov wrote:
This morning I had to travel to Leyton to Ilford and needless to say,
given I haven't bought a paper ticket in London for YEARS due to
always having a monthly or annual travelcard and auto top up on my
Oystercard, it never crossed my mind that I'd have to buy a ticket to
cover me for the stretch outside of zone 3 to Ilford.

Given that Oyster is still completely useless on most journeys, I'm
amazed that you've managed to go "for YEARS" without needing a paper
ticket. *Were you stuck indoors for most of that time?

In London? Yep, I had a 1-5 for a while while I worked in Bromley and
even since I've been working back in the centre, a 1-3 has sufficed
for any journey I need to make around the local area. I use London
Overground a lot too which has obviously accepted pre-pay for a good
few years. And while I lived in Hackney, largely all my journeys
involved buses. The Oystercard is absolutely ace.