On 15 Jun 2004 21:21:06 GMT, Robin May
wrote:

As far as I'm aware, only once. If you have negative balance you can't
go through the gates again until it's sorted out.

Does it stop you using the travelcard bit of the ticket or just the
pre-pay bit?

In ,
Ian Tindale typed:

*and that's another thing - why was I penalised £3 just to carry
around this useless card for a while?


I have always presumed that the £3 deposit is charged to cover the potential
cost of somebody making a multi-zone journey when there isn't enough credit
left on the card. An Oyster with a travelcard can just block use until a
'pre-pay journey in excess of credit' has been undertaken, whereas a PrePay
only card-holder could just throw the card away and buy another if it were
not for the deposit which has been paid.


Bob

I have always presumed that the £3 deposit is charged to cover the potential
cost of somebody making a multi-zone journey when there isn't enough credit


I thought it was something to do with not wanting daytrippers getting
a card for one day only and walking off with it.

Isn't the point of oyster so that regular travellers (commuters) don't
need to get a new paper ticket each month / every time they sit on it?
If someone is only every going to buy a one day travelcard there is
no point issuing them with an expensive plastic card.