On Wed, 10 Dec 2003 19:21:03 -0000, "Colin"
wrote:



As has been said here before, SWT have no interest in Oystercards. It may be
of benefit to their customers, but it just gives them a headache having to
provide portable readers etc. and having to deal with different systems.


But they have to accept them on their trains - and if they can't read
them (which they can't) they have to trust you to have a valid card.
So its in their interest to get readers.


I suspect that the only reason they are having their ticket offices fitted
out to cope with Oystercards is to meet their obligations to LUL, and to be
able to sell LUL tickets to LUL customers who have Oystercards.

Ah - I already have an Oystercard - if I ask them to load an annual
onto it I wonder how much I would be charged. I could ask them but it
is out of my way to go there (not my closest station) so I don't wan't
to go there until they get the machines. Has anyone had an oystercard
issued/loaded at Richmond ticket office?


If you buy a season ticket from Richmond you will undoubtedly be classed as
a SWT customer as opposed to an LUL customer.

Probably and that is better for me (cheaper renewal and free tickets)
- but I would like to use my Oystercard :-)

Thanks for your reply.

Kevin