Bob Adams wrote:
Because there are no Oyster readers.


The WAGN grippers carry them and I have seen with my own eyes that
they
accept them as valid to stations as far as New Barnet.


That would be a season ticket on Oyster which is valid everywhere a
paper season ticket is. Prepay is a different matter because it
requires pads which read and write at the begining and end of the
journey (in order to charge and record the journey).

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In article , Bob Adams
writes
Why not?
Because there are no Oyster readers.
The WAGN grippers carry them

Because there are no Oyster readers at the stations.

and I have seen with my own eyes that they
accept them as valid to stations as far as New Barnet.

For prepay? Or with a Travelcard on? They're valid with a Travelcard
that covers the relevant zones on them, because it isn't necessary to
touch in/out unless there's a gate.

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In message , Dave Liney
writes
Between Finsbury Park and Hadley Wood or Crews Hill.

Why not?

Because there are no Oyster readers.


The WAGN grippers carry them and I have seen with my own eyes that they
accept them as valid to stations as far as New Barnet.

They accept prepay? Are you sure you're not just seeing Oyster season
tickets being validated.


Maybe - but why did the gripper ask the passenger where he was
alighting?

Bob.

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In article , Bob Adams
writes
They accept prepay? Are you sure you're not just seeing Oyster season
tickets being validated.
Maybe - but why did the gripper ask the passenger where he was
alighting?

Because the answer will indicate whether the passenger is planning to
stay within the bounds of his travelcard or needs to be holding an
extension.

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In message , Clive D. W. Feather
writes
In article , Bob Adams
writes
They accept prepay? Are you sure you're not just seeing Oyster season
tickets being validated.
Maybe - but why did the gripper ask the passenger where he was
alighting?

Because the answer will indicate whether the passenger is planning to
stay within the bounds of his travelcard or needs to be holding an
extension.

ROFL!

In over 5 years I've had my WGC to all zones 'paper' travelcard gripped
many a time and I've NEVER been asked if I was travelling beyond what
was on the ticket!

Bob.
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For prepay? Or with a Travelcard on? They're valid with a Travelcard that
covers the relevant zones on them, because it isn't necessary to touch
in/out unless there's a gate.

Aren't the pads also there to allow oyster season holders to resolve their
journey (and avoid being charged extra on pre-pay), had they continued on
WAGN for example. I have a two-zone Oyster and a season for NR from Finsbury
Park and always touch-out there or at Highbury for just this reason. I
assumed if I change there and didn't touch out it would cause me to be
flagged as a possible fare-dodger or purchaser of two short tickets, or
worse, deduct money from my pre-pay for a journey as far as zone 6.

Having said that the gripper the other morning was going through at Finsbury
Park and accepted my point to point season without query as we pulled out
towards Kings Cross.

Regards,
Dave

Dave Plumb wrote:
For prepay? Or with a Travelcard on? They're valid with a
Travelcard that
covers the relevant zones on them, because it isn't necessary to
touch
in/out unless there's a gate.

Aren't the pads also there to allow oyster season holders to resolve
their
journey (and avoid being charged extra on pre-pay), had they
continued on
WAGN for example.

If you have a season ticket it doesn't matter (at the moment). You
only get an unresolved journey if you start your journey outside the
boundary of any travelcard you have and don't end it. Or vice-versa

journey (and avoid being charged extra on pre-pay), had they
If you have a season ticket it doesn't matter (at the moment). You
only get an unresolved journey if you start your journey outside the
boundary of any travelcard you have and don't end it. Or vice-versa

Ahh ok so on my Z1-2 card if I get in Z3 and don't end it then it gets
confused? The other direction could be common though if you change to NR at
Finsbury Park and don't pad out then it won't know where you got out. That
was the scenario I assumed it would charge you a full journey to Z6 as a
fine for not padding out.

Someone at work has a Z1-4 season and travels in from Oakleigh Park,
changing at Finsbury Park/Highbury, and rarely touched in there or out on
her journey home. She said she never had a problem with it, so maybe it
doesn't fine you.

Regards,
Dave

"Dave Plumb" wrote in message
...
journey (and avoid being charged extra on pre-pay), had they
If you have a season ticket it doesn't matter (at the moment). You
only get an unresolved journey if you start your journey outside the
boundary of any travelcard you have and don't end it. Or vice-versa

Ahh ok so on my Z1-2 card if I get in Z3 and don't end it then it gets
confused? The other direction could be common though if you change to NR
at
Finsbury Park and don't pad out then it won't know where you got out. That
was the scenario I assumed it would charge you a full journey to Z6 as a
fine for not padding out.

Someone at work has a Z1-4 season and travels in from Oakleigh Park,
changing at Finsbury Park/Highbury, and rarely touched in there or out on
her journey home. She said she never had a problem with it, so maybe it
doesn't fine you.

As in the above text:

If you have a season ticket it doesn't matter (at the moment). You
only get an unresolved journey if you start your journey outside the
boundary of any travelcard you have and don't end it. Or vice-versa

So, if you have a Z1-4 season and only touch in / out in Z1&2 the ticket is
perfectly valid.

Robin Mayes wrote:
"Dave Plumb" wrote in message
...
Someone at work has a Z1-4 season and travels in from Oakleigh
Park,
changing at Finsbury Park/Highbury, and rarely touched in there or
out on
her journey home. She said she never had a problem with it, so
maybe it
doesn't fine you.

As in the above text:

If you have a season ticket it doesn't matter (at the moment). You
only get an unresolved journey if you start your journey outside the
boundary of any travelcard you have and don't end it. Or vice-versa

So, if you have a Z1-4 season and only touch in / out in Z1&2 the
ticket is
perfectly valid.

And that will have to be the case until *all* NR stations within zone 6
have oyster readers - otherwise I would have an unresolved journey
every day (touch in at Farringdon or London Bridge, can't touch out at
Herne Hill or Gipsy Hill as no oyster readers!) Since NR are totally
uninterested in Oyster, I can't see that happening any time soon.