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Is pay-per-use Oystercard cheaper than... an annual travelcard?
On 3 Jan 2006 11:43:50 -0800, "
wrote: TKD, sorry, I meant Olympia! I don't know why pre-pay can't be used on NR between West Brompton and Olympia. Tube paper singles are valid. I wonder what makes the NLL/WLL "special" compared to all the other NR routes where Tube singles are valid (where pre-pay is almost always valid too). Richard, I am confused. If I had a Zone 1 and 2 annual Travelcard, and converted it to Oyster, I don't believe you can "convert" a ticket in this way... On a different issue, supposing I had Oyster prepay to entitle me to travel between Tottenham Hale and Seven Sisters, but boarded a NR instead of Underground train and decided to get off at an intermediate station, what would happen? It's at least arguable that you could legally travel from Tottenham Hale to Liverpool Street, then take another train from there to Seven Sisters (assuming you can do that without going through the barriers at Liverpool St), using pre-pay. However, it's explicity not valid at intermediate stations (between Liverpool Street and Tottenham Hale/Seven Sisters). What, if any, "penalty" would I have to pay upon exit? You could expect to pay a Penalty Fare if tickets are being inspected at the station you leave through. Also, you wouldn't be able to "touch out" and complete the pre-pay journey, so you might also be charged a penalty for the unresolved journey (it was mentioned in this group some time ago that TfL intended to make this charge equivalent to the full Z1-6 pre-pay fare, though there have been no reports of this actually being imposed yet). Could I really be penalised for SHORTENING my journey? It will no doubt enrage you to learn that if you get on at Liverpool Street but don't travel all the way to Seven Sisters/Tottenham Hale/Walthamstow, a £5.00 penalty is automatically deduced from your pre-pay balance. |
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