I took a tube journey to Victoria yesterday, changing to Vic line at
Oxford Circus.
On arriving at Oxford Circus, Vic line was severely delayed due signal
failure and the PA advised customers to make alternative arrangements and
that tube tickets would be valid on local buses.
How can my ticket be valid on local buses if I'm using PAYG?
Do I just wave my Oyster card at the driver and tell him the tubes are
bunged up?

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Fig

On 24 Aug, 19:38, Fig wrote:
I took a tube journey to Victoria yesterday, changing to Vic line at *
Oxford Circus.
On arriving at Oxford Circus, Vic line was severely delayed due signal *
failure and the PA advised customers to make alternative arrangements and *
that tube tickets would be valid on local buses.
How can my ticket be valid on local buses if I'm using PAYG?
Do I just wave my Oyster card at the driver and tell him the tubes are *
bunged up?

--
Fig

London Buses have Oyster card readers beside the driver, as well as
near the doors on Bendybuses.

http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tickets/14415.aspx

Oyster PAYG single bus fare = £1.20 (cf. cash fare £2)

"Dr. Sunil" wrote in message
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On 24 Aug, 19:38, Fig wrote:
I took a tube journey to Victoria yesterday, changing to Vic line at
Oxford Circus.
On arriving at Oxford Circus, Vic line was severely delayed due signal
failure and the PA advised customers to make alternative arrangements and
that tube tickets would be valid on local buses.
How can my ticket be valid on local buses if I'm using PAYG?
Do I just wave my Oyster card at the driver and tell him the tubes are
bunged up?

London Buses have Oyster card readers beside the driver, as well as
near the doors on Bendybuses.

I expect what the OP is asking is how he uses a normal TfL bus without being
charged extra in times of disruption.

The fairly glib statement from LU staff that 'tube tickets will be valid' is
all but meaningless for PAYG, because in the early stages of disruption bus
drivers just won't know about it. Also, unless the barriers at Oxford
Circus are very swiftly reprogrammed on the fly, his original tube journey
has just finished as soon as he left the station.

Paul S

On Tue, 24 Aug 2010 19:51:43 +0100, Dr. Sunil
wrote:

On 24 Aug, 19:38, Fig wrote:
I took a tube journey to Victoria yesterday, changing to Vic line at
Oxford Circus.
On arriving at Oxford Circus, Vic line was severely delayed due signal
failure and the PA advised customers to make alternative arrangements
and that tube tickets would be valid on local buses.
How can my ticket be valid on local buses if I'm using PAYG?
Do I just wave my Oyster card at the driver and tell him the tubes are
bunged up?

--
Fig

London Buses have Oyster card readers beside the driver, as well as
near the doors on Bendybuses.

http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tickets/14415.aspx

Oyster PAYG single bus fare = £1.20 (cf. cash fare £2)

You're missing the point. I've already paid for my journey by tube. I
should be able to continue my journey by bus for no extra cost.

On Aug 24, 8:38*pm, Fig wrote:
I took a tube journey to Victoria yesterday, changing to Vic line at *
Oxford Circus.
On arriving at Oxford Circus, Vic line was severely delayed due signal *
failure and the PA advised customers to make alternative arrangements and *
that tube tickets would be valid on local buses.
How can my ticket be valid on local buses if I'm using PAYG?
Do I just wave my Oyster card at the driver and tell him the tubes are *
bunged up?

I don't know what the policy is, but perhaps you contact Oyster
customer services and ask for your bus fare back... if you can be
bothered.

You're missing the point. I've already paid for my journey by tube. I
should be able to continue my journey by bus for no extra cost.

And you should be able to. Bus drivers are advised of the suspension
over the radio, and given a code to enter into their ticket machine to
allow for exactly this scenario.

Whether it works is another matter as I've never been on the receiving
end of it.

On Tue, 24 Aug 2010 20:05:31 +0100, Fig wrote:

You're missing the point. I've already paid for my journey by tube. I
should be able to continue my journey by bus for no extra cost.

This is the way I remember it being described to me when I did some
work with London Buses five years ago... Can anyone confirm whether
this is the current procedure?

In the event of *unplanned* disruption, bus drivers in the area would
be advised by radio of a code to enter on their ticket machines. The
machines would then, if offered a PAYG card, resolve any unfinished
journey (the station may have been evacuated) and charge the correct
amount. I believe this meant refunding the underground fare and
charging a bus fare instead. It's never happened to me, so I don't
know if this really happens... If it does you're probably better off.

Richard.