In message , at 14:43:17 on Mon, 28 Feb
2011, Roland Perry remarked:
And I have to contact TfL in order to transfer the Oyster Credit to a
new card (or to otherwise rescue the credit if Barclaycard cancel the
card because I've been naughty, or indeed withdraw the Oyster-ness for
no reason whatsoever).

And I see that Tfl have a (very long) webpage about this:

http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tickets/15541.aspx

Here's what they say about "PAYG only" OnePulse cards:

1. Simply continue travelling until your credit is used up. Your
original Barclaycard OnePulse card will still work as an Oyster
card after the credit card expiry date. Be careful to keep your
original card separate from the new one when you travel to avoid
the wrong card being charged.
or
2. Transfer the balance to your new Barclaycard OnePulse card online.
or
3. Request a refund at a Tube station. If you can't reach a station
easily, you can send your Barclaycard OnePulse card in to us at:
Oyster helpline, 1st Floor, Albany House, 55 Broadway, London
SW1H 0BD.

If autotopup is enabled, they in effect offer only (2), with several
extra hoops to jump through during the period between the new credit
card arriving and the ols one expiring.

It's all a huge palaver, and miles away from the potential "best case",
which would be for the old card's Oyster component to be frozen at the
same time as the credit card expires, but be transferred automatically
to the new card the first time you touch in with it.
--
Roland Perry

In message , at 09:38:24 on Wed, 2 Mar
2011, Roland Perry remarked:
And I have to contact TfL in order to transfer the Oyster Credit to a
new card (or to otherwise rescue the credit if Barclaycard cancel the
card because I've been naughty, or indeed withdraw the Oyster-ness for
no reason whatsoever).

And I see that Tfl have a (very long) webpage about this:

http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tickets/15541.aspx

Here's what they say about "PAYG only" OnePulse cards:

1. Simply continue travelling until your credit is used up. Your
original Barclaycard OnePulse card will still work as an Oyster
card after the credit card expiry date. Be careful to keep your
original card separate from the new one when you travel to avoid
the wrong card being charged.
or
2. Transfer the balance to your new Barclaycard OnePulse card online.
or
3. Request a refund at a Tube station. If you can't reach a station
easily, you can send your Barclaycard OnePulse card in to us at:
Oyster helpline, 1st Floor, Albany House, 55 Broadway, London
SW1H 0BD.

#2 works fine apart from two minor issues.

When it asks for a memorable date it needs dd/mm/yyyy and *not* dd/mm/yy
that it asks for. I'm especially sensitive about this bit of tomfoolery,
because it caused me to lock out a different one of my CC's last week.

And when you get to the end, having requested a transfer to the new
card, it drops the bombshell that you have to collect it within 7 days
from a specified station!!! Yes, that old banana skin again. And guess
what, I'm not travelling until about a week after that.
--
Roland Perry

On Thu, 10 Mar 2011 10:42:07 +0000
Roland Perry wrote:
When it asks for a memorable date it needs dd/mm/yyyy and *not* dd/mm/yy
that it asks for. I'm especially sensitive about this bit of tomfoolery,
because it caused me to lock out a different one of my CC's last week.

And when you get to the end, having requested a transfer to the new
card, it drops the bombshell that you have to collect it within 7 days
from a specified station!!! Yes, that old banana skin again. And guess
what, I'm not travelling until about a week after that.

What the advantage of the onepulse card compared to a normal oyster that its
worth all this hassle? Is that 2mm of space saved in your wallet really that
important?

B2003

On Mar 10, 11:13*am, wrote:
On Thu, 10 Mar 2011 10:42:07 +0000

Roland Perry wrote:
When it asks for a memorable date it needs dd/mm/yyyy and *not* dd/mm/yy
that it asks for. I'm especially sensitive about this bit of tomfoolery,
because it caused me to lock out a different one of my CC's last week.

And when you get to the end, having requested a transfer to the new
card, it drops the bombshell that you have to collect it within 7 days
from a specified station!!! Yes, that old banana skin again. And guess
what, I'm not travelling until about a week after that.

What the advantage of the onepulse card compared to a normal oyster that its
worth all this hassle? Is that 2mm of space saved in your wallet really that
important?

B2003

Not to mention the extra hassle if the card gets lost, stolen or
damaged by being put in the washing machine by mistake. With separate
cards, if your credit card gets stolen, you don't have to worry about
getting a replacement Oyster Card. With a One Pulse card, would you
not have three times the hassle?

By the way, Oyster Cards do work after being put in the washing
machine, as I found out once.

In message , at 11:13:03 on Thu, 10 Mar
2011, d remarked:
What the advantage of the onepulse card compared to a normal oyster that its
worth all this hassle? Is that 2mm of space saved in your wallet really that
important?

I go the card originally because I'm one of those famous "early
adopters" who is prepared to trial new ideas.

It has turned out that this wasn't a huge success because:

a) they've failed to implement single log-in for the CC and Oyster
elements.

b) while it was *also* the first implementations of 'paywave' (and thus
a 3-in-one card not just 2-in-one) I have still never seen anywhere I
could use that aspect.

As for the 2mm, my wallet has slots for eight cards containing exactly
eight cards[1] (so I can see at a glance if they are all present) and
it's saving one slot that's more important than saving the thickness.

[1] Even a moderate traveller might have:

Credit card for domestic expenses [##]
Credit card for business expenses
Company ID/door key
ATM/Debit Card [##]
Bus/Oyster card [##]
EHIC or private medical card or prescription card [#]
Airline Frequent Flyer card [##]
Hotel "FF" card [##]
Library card
Driving Licence
Supermarket loyalty card [##]
'Other' - Blockbuster etc loyalty card [##]

oops, that's twelve already.

[#] I have all three of these.
[##] And two or more of each of these.
--
Roland Perry

On Thu, Mar 10, 2011 at 10:42:07AM +0000, Roland Perry wrote:

And when you get to the end, having requested a transfer to the new
card, it drops the bombshell that you have to collect it within 7 days
from a specified station!!! Yes, that old banana skin again. And guess
what, I'm not travelling until about a week after that.

And I bet it means a TfL station, not just a station.

--
David Cantrell | Bourgeois reactionary pig

"There's a hole in my bucket, dear Liza, dear Liza."
"WHAT MAKES YOU SAY THERE IS A HOLE IN YOUR BUCKET?"

In message , at 11:51:58
on Mon, 14 Mar 2011, David Cantrell remarked:
And when you get to the end, having requested a transfer to the new
card, it drops the bombshell that you have to collect it within 7 days
from a specified station!!! Yes, that old banana skin again. And guess
what, I'm not travelling until about a week after that.

And I bet it means a TfL station, not just a station.

You can only specify stations from their list, and while these are all
stations with oyster barriers, some will be National Rail stations.

The most recent Oyster "collection" I did was at St Pancras Low-Level
(Thameslink) for example.
--
Roland Perry