On Tue, 23 Jan 2007 07:40:03 -0000, Fig
wrote in op.tmljk1i7m4iaeb@dell:
On Tue, 23 Jan 2007 03:05:26 -0000, peter wrote:

Thanks for all the info. Getting a PAYG card with £20 on it, may be the
way
to go as you correctly say it will cost me under £22 (yes it does include
postage), and I will be able to avoid the queues. (and no curency
exchange
cost as I will pay in AUD) Then at a quiet time, after a couple of days I
could find a machine and add a 7 day travel card to the oyster. Can you
specify the start date from the machine, say tomorrow?

I believe that is possible. It certainly is if you buy from a human so I
can't see why not.
You should also be relieved to know that, in my experience, the LU staff
are very helpfull and are more than willing to guide customers through the
top-up proccess at the ticket machines. There should be plenty of staff
hanging around at the Waterloo underground stations. The machines can seem
a bit confusing to a newbie but step by step instructions appear
on-screen. Make sure you touch your card to the machine reader at the
start AND the end of the transaction and confirm it has been updated.

Note that you can also add stuff (up to monthly Travelcards) to
your Oyster card at many small shops and newsagencies, although the staff
there may not be so knowledgeable as LU ticket-office staff.
http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tfl/fares-tickets/2007/where.asp
http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tfl/fares-tick..._my_ticket.pdf

Enjoy your visit.

Don't forget your "We Won the Ashes!" T-shirts!


--
Ivan Reid, School of Engineering & Design, _____________ CMS Collaboration,
Brunel University. ] Room 40-1-B12, CERN
GSX600F, RG250WD "You Porsche. Me pass!" DoD #484 JKLO#003, 005
WP7# 3000 LC Unit #2368 (tinlc) UKMC#00009 BOTAFOT#16 UKRMMA#7 (Hon)
KotPT -- "for stupidity above and beyond the call of duty".

Dr Ivan D. Reid wrote:
On Tue, 23 Jan 2007 07:40:03 -0000, Fig
wrote in op.tmljk1i7m4iaeb@dell:
On Tue, 23 Jan 2007 03:05:26 -0000, peter wrote:

Thanks for all the info. Getting a PAYG card with £20 on it, may be the
way
to go as you correctly say it will cost me under £22 (yes it does include
postage), and I will be able to avoid the queues. (and no curency
exchange
cost as I will pay in AUD) Then at a quiet time, after a couple of days I
could find a machine and add a 7 day travel card to the oyster. Can you
specify the start date from the machine, say tomorrow?

I believe that is possible. It certainly is if you buy from a human so I
can't see why not.
You should also be relieved to know that, in my experience, the LU staff
are very helpfull and are more than willing to guide customers through the
top-up proccess at the ticket machines. There should be plenty of staff
hanging around at the Waterloo underground stations. The machines can seem
a bit confusing to a newbie but step by step instructions appear
on-screen. Make sure you touch your card to the machine reader at the
start AND the end of the transaction and confirm it has been updated.

Note that you can also add stuff (up to monthly Travelcards) to
your Oyster card at many small shops and newsagencies, although the staff
there may not be so knowledgeable as LU ticket-office staff.
http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tfl/fares-tickets/2007/where.asp
http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tfl/fares-tick..._my_ticket.pdf

Enjoy your visit.

Don't forget your "We Won the Ashes!" T-shirts!


When I've used a machine to put a travelcard on, there hasn't been an
option to specify the date, although there is a "renew" option, so
maybe if there is already a seven-day travelcard on there, you could
renew from a machine before it expired without it overlapping.

On Tue, 23 Jan 2007 09:47:49 -0000, MIG
wrote:


When I've used a machine to put a travelcard on, there hasn't been an
option to specify the date, although there is a "renew" option, so
maybe if there is already a seven-day travelcard on there, you could
renew from a machine before it expired without it overlapping.

Had a look at one of the smaller type machines this afternoon. 7 day
travel cards could be purchased up to 4 days in advance at that machine.


--
Fig

"Dr Ivan D. Reid" wrote in message
...
On Tue, 23 Jan 2007 07:40:03 -0000, Fig
wrote in op.tmljk1i7m4iaeb@dell:
On Tue, 23 Jan 2007 03:05:26 -0000, peter wrote:

Thanks for all the info. Getting a PAYG card with £20 on it, may be the
way
to go as you correctly say it will cost me under £22 (yes it does
include
postage), and I will be able to avoid the queues. (and no curency
exchange
cost as I will pay in AUD) Then at a quiet time, after a couple of days
I
could find a machine and add a 7 day travel card to the oyster. Can you
specify the start date from the machine, say tomorrow?

I believe that is possible. It certainly is if you buy from a human so I
can't see why not.
You should also be relieved to know that, in my experience, the LU staff
are very helpfull and are more than willing to guide customers through
the
top-up proccess at the ticket machines. There should be plenty of staff
hanging around at the Waterloo underground stations. The machines can
seem
a bit confusing to a newbie but step by step instructions appear
on-screen. Make sure you touch your card to the machine reader at the
start AND the end of the transaction and confirm it has been updated.

Note that you can also add stuff (up to monthly Travelcards) to
your Oyster card at many small shops and newsagencies, although the staff
there may not be so knowledgeable as LU ticket-office staff.
http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tfl/fares-tickets/2007/where.asp
http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tfl/fares-tick..._my_ticket.pdf

Enjoy your visit.

Don't forget your "We Won the Ashes!" T-shirts!

Thanks for all the info. And glad to see you have retained your sense of
humour :-) (I've just finished watching the NZ (210) vs. ENG (120) game

cheers
Peter
Sydney

On Tue, 23 Jan 2007 21:42:28 +1100, peter
wrote in :

"Dr Ivan D. Reid" wrote in message
...

Don't forget your "We Won the Ashes!" T-shirts!

Thanks for all the info. And glad to see you have retained your sense of
humour :-) (I've just finished watching the NZ (210) vs. ENG (120) game

Ah, no, I'm an Aussie winding up all the Poms I live amongst.
I did think it a bit poor of them to bombard my front door with raw eggs
during the Third Test tho' -- just because I'd put an Aussie flag in the
front window.

--
Ivan Reid, School of Engineering & Design, _____________ CMS Collaboration,
Brunel University. ] Room 40-1-B12, CERN
KotPT -- "for stupidity above and beyond the call of duty".

"Dr Ivan D. Reid" wrote in message
...
On Tue, 23 Jan 2007 21:42:28 +1100, peter
wrote in :

"Dr Ivan D. Reid" wrote in message
...

Don't forget your "We Won the Ashes!" T-shirts!

Thanks for all the info. And glad to see you have retained your sense of
humour :-) (I've just finished watching the NZ (210) vs. ENG (120) game

Ah, no, I'm an Aussie winding up all the Poms I live amongst.
I did think it a bit poor of them to bombard my front door with raw eggs
during the Third Test tho' -- just because I'd put an Aussie flag in the
front window.

--
Ivan Reid, School of Engineering & Design, _____________ CMS
Collaboration,
Brunel University. ] Room 40-1-B12,
CERN
KotPT -- "for stupidity above and beyond the call of duty".

LOL, I think I will be keeping a low profile on that matter. (but it does
give me a nice warm feeling :-)
cheers
Peter
Sydney