On 13 Dec, 15:49, (Neil Williams)
wrote:
On Fri, 11 Dec 2009 14:49:26 +0000 (UTC),
wrote:

Oyster was introduced to benefit TfL, no one else.

Rubbish. *It benefits passengers as well, by...

1. Removing any need for bus conductors, thus reducing the cost to
TfL, and thus reducing fares (or reducing their increase).

2. Making buses move more quickly.

3. Removing the need to carry as much cash.

4. Removing the need to stop to buy a ticket.

5. Removing the need to predict whether you need a Travelcard at the
start of the day or not.

6. Allowing journeys to be extended without stopping off to buy a
ticket or indeed decide you wish to do it before boarding (give or
take OEPs, which I disagree with as a concept).

The opposite is true. When you are extending beyond the area covered,
you can no longer get an extension without getting off to touch out
or, if you don't use it for any part of the journey, you get charged
an enormously-hiked cash fare.