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August 1st 16 10:46 PM

Oyster outage

In article ,
(Paul Corfield) wrote:

On Mon, 04 Jan 2016 19:31:48 -0600,
wrote:

Will it finally allow on-line top-ups that don't have to wait until the
next day for collection?

I don't think you will need to collect top ups at all. Every
transaction is reconciled in the back office system at the end of the
day so if you order something it will be reflected then but obviously
in the sequence of use during the day. If you topped up at 1000
having got a negative balance at 0950 then the processing would have
to reflect that. Does raise an interesting thought as to how you
*know* you need to top up if the value isn't held on the card? Hmm
need to think about that one.

Why has the next day collection now gone out to the day after next? I tried
getting an online top-up about 23:30 this evening and it only offers it for
collection on 3rd August!

--
Colin Rosenstiel

Graham Murray

August 2nd 16 05:28 AM

Oyster outage

writes:

Why has the next day collection now gone out to the day after next? I tried
getting an online top-up about 23:30 this evening and it only offers it for
collection on 3rd August!

There is a cutoff time of (I think) 23:00 for next day collection.

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August 2nd 16 09:22 AM

Oyster outage

In article , (Graham
Murray) wrote:

writes:

Why has the next day collection now gone out to the day after next?
I tried getting an online top-up about 23:30 this evening and it
only offers it for collection on 3rd August!

There is a cutoff time of (I think) 23:00 for next day collection.

Oh! Not found that before. Oh well, I'll have to find a ticket machine
today. I only need an extra 5p to make all my planned journeys today.

--
Colin Rosenstiel

Mizter T

August 2nd 16 10:50 PM

Oyster outage

On 02/08/2016 10:22, wrote:

In article , (Graham
Murray) wrote:

writes:

Why has the next day collection now gone out to the day after next?
I tried getting an online top-up about 23:30 this evening and it
only offers it for collection on 3rd August!

There is a cutoff time of (I think) 23:00 for next day collection.

Oh! Not found that before. Oh well, I'll have to find a ticket machine
today. I only need an extra 5p to make all my planned journeys today.

You can go into the red on Oyster.

[email protected]

August 3rd 16 12:01 AM

Oyster outage

In article , (Mizter T) wrote:

On 02/08/2016 10:22, wrote:

In article ,
(Graham Murray) wrote:

writes:

Why has the next day collection now gone out to the day after next?
I tried getting an online top-up about 23:30 this evening and it
only offers it for collection on 3rd August!

There is a cutoff time of (I think) 23:00 for next day collection.

Oh! Not found that before. Oh well, I'll have to find a ticket machine
today. I only need an extra 5p to make all my planned journeys today.

You can go into the red on Oyster.

Good point which only occurred to me later. When I got to Kew Gardens I had
time to use the ticket machine with no-one else around to top up. The
mystery is why I was charged an off-peak fare on the way back so I needn't
have bothered. I will know more in the morning.

--
Colin Rosenstiel

Mizter T

August 3rd 16 10:30 AM

Oyster outage

On 03/08/2016 01:01, wrote:
[...]
Why has the next day collection now gone out to the day after next?
I tried getting an online top-up about 23:30 this evening and it
only offers it for collection on 3rd August!

There is a cutoff time of (I think) 23:00 for next day collection.

Oh! Not found that before. Oh well, I'll have to find a ticket machine
today. I only need an extra 5p to make all my planned journeys today.

You can go into the red on Oyster.

Good point which only occurred to me later. When I got to Kew Gardens I had
time to use the ticket machine with no-one else around to top up. The
mystery is why I was charged an off-peak fare on the way back so I needn't
have bothered. I will know more in the morning.

Journeys into zone 1 in the evening peak period (1600-1900) are charged
as off-peak - this has been the case for several years on the Tube (and
other TfL tariff journeys), and was introduced more recently for NR
tariff journeys.

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August 3rd 16 02:06 PM

Oyster outage

In article , (Mizter T) wrote:

On 03/08/2016 01:01, wrote:

The mystery is why I was charged an off-peak fare on the way back so I
needn't have bothered. I will know more in the morning.

Journeys into zone 1 in the evening peak period (1600-1900) are
charged as off-peak - this has been the case for several years on the
Tube (and other TfL tariff journeys), and was introduced more
recently for NR tariff journeys.

Of course! I'd forgotten that. Pity the journey history didn't mention that
and I forget to look at Single Fare finder for the return journey which
doesn't list the evening peak at all.

Just as well we didn't go back to Tottenham Hale then. We got off there on
the way to Kew. Because my wife only has a Network Railcard she had a
travelcard because the Network Card minimum fare means it's cheaper for her.
For me, with a Senior Railcard and making only 2 tube journeys within zones
1-3, Oyster with the railcard registered (which I'm pleased to say now shows
on journey history screens. Hooray!) would have been cheaper even paying a
peak fare back.

--
Colin Rosenstiel

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