Wonder if any of you kind Londoners can help me out here.

As someone who visits London frequently, I already have an
(unregistered) Oyster card, which I top up from time to time with
little bits of cash here and there. In a couple of weeks though, I'll
be going to London for a work-related visit.

To save money, I'm intending to use the Oyster card. Is there a way I
can get a print-out of my journey history, to show to my boss, so I
can claim expenses back? Do I have to register my card for this, or
can I obtain a print-out from a ticket office, or from one of the
machines?

I had a look through all 200 questions on the FAQ on the Transport for
London website, but couldn't find anything which answered my question!

wrote:
Wonder if any of you kind Londoners can help me out here.

As someone who visits London frequently, I already have an
(unregistered) Oyster card, which I top up from time to time with
little bits of cash here and there. In a couple of weeks though, I'll
be going to London for a work-related visit.

To save money, I'm intending to use the Oyster card. Is there a way I
can get a print-out of my journey history, to show to my boss, so I
can claim expenses back? Do I have to register my card for this, or
can I obtain a print-out from a ticket office, or from one of the
machines?

You can get receipts for all the credit you add on at a ticket office.
Does your boss really require more detailed proof of where you went?
--
Michael Hoffman

In message of Mon, 5 Mar 2007
17:02:44 in uk.transport.london, Michael Hoffman
writes
wrote:
Wonder if any of you kind Londoners can help me out here.
As someone who visits London frequently, I already have an
(unregistered) Oyster card, which I top up from time to time with

I suggest you register it unless you suffer from paranoia. The police
and similar authorities have access to any records about you that TfL
maintains. If paranoid, I suggest a niqab to counter cameras.

little bits of cash here and there. In a couple of weeks though, I'll
be going to London for a work-related visit.
To save money, I'm intending to use the Oyster card. Is there a way
I
can get a print-out of my journey history, to show to my boss, so I
can claim expenses back? Do I have to register my card for this, or
can I obtain a print-out from a ticket office, or from one of the
machines?

You can get receipts for all the credit you add on at a ticket office.
Does your boss really require more detailed proof of where you went?

Should you succeed in finding an open ticket office, you can get a
statement of recent card usage. "recent" is a term analogous to "piece
of string". If you put auto top up on the card, you can get a statement
on the oyster web site. The format is difficult as debits and credits
are not conventionally distinguished. With luck, somebody who REALLY
understands this (Paul C?) might give a coherent explanation.
--
Walter Briscoe

On Mon, 5 Mar 2007 18:16:23 +0000, Walter Briscoe wrote:

I suggest you register it unless you suffer from paranoia. The police
and similar authorities have access to any records about you that TfL
maintains.

Erm, surely that's a reason *not* to register it?

If you register your Oyster and set up an online account, paying for
your credit online, you can get a journey history from the comfort of
your own home.

Journeys take a few days to appear on the website.

No use if you're paranoid though.

--
Helen D. Vecht:
Edgware.

On Tue, 06 Mar 2007 09:18:55 +0000, asdf
wrote:

On Mon, 5 Mar 2007 18:16:23 +0000, Walter Briscoe wrote:

I suggest you register it unless you suffer from paranoia. The police
and similar authorities have access to any records about you that TfL
maintains.

Erm, surely that's a reason *not* to register it?

Only if you are paranoid.

In article ,
asdf wrote:
On Mon, 5 Mar 2007 18:16:23 +0000, Walter Briscoe wrote:

I suggest you register it unless you suffer from paranoia. The police
and similar authorities have access to any records about you that TfL
maintains.

Erm, surely that's a reason *not* to register it?

Not really. If the police start asking questions in a /really/
serious manner, they'll take you into custody. At which point
the custody sgt will catalogue the items in your possesion,
including the unregistered oyster in your pocket.

Um... I'd've thought.

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-- Flash

On Tue, 6 Mar 2007 21:36:45 +0000 (UTC), Mike Bristow wrote:

I suggest you register it unless you suffer from paranoia. The police
and similar authorities have access to any records about you that TfL
maintains.

Erm, surely that's a reason *not* to register it?

Not really. If the police start asking questions in a /really/
serious manner, they'll take you into custody. At which point
the custody sgt will catalogue the items in your possesion,
including the unregistered oyster in your pocket.

Well, yes, that's one scenario where not registering it doesn't help.
But it does stop anyone with access to the system saying to themselves
"Hmmm, wonder what Mike Bristow has been up to lately..." types in
name click click "Ah, here we have his every movement for the
last 2 years" (etc)

On 5 Mar 2007 08:00:54 -0800,

wrote in om:

As someone who visits London frequently, I already have an
(unregistered) Oyster card, which I top up from time to time with
little bits of cash here and there. In a couple of weeks though, I'll
be going to London for a work-related visit.

To save money, I'm intending to use the Oyster card. Is there a way I
can get a print-out of my journey history, to show to my boss, so I
can claim expenses back? Do I have to register my card for this, or
can I obtain a print-out from a ticket office, or from one of the
machines?

You can get a printout at a ticket office, but only for the last
8 journeys (you can look at them on a ticket machine too, but not
print them). Try to make sure the agent understands you just want the
journey history printout, otherwise you get a detailed listing as long as
your arm.

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Brunel University. ] Room 40-1-B12, CERN
KotPT -- "for stupidity above and beyond the call of duty".

On Mon, 5 Mar 2007 17:39:57 +0000 (UTC), "Dr Ivan D. Reid"
wrote:

You can get a printout at a ticket office, but only for the last
8 journeys (you can look at them on a ticket machine too, but not
print them). Try to make sure the agent understands you just want the
journey history printout, otherwise you get a detailed listing as long as
your arm.

They could do with adding it to the machines - it could be printed on
a ticket blank. Would save queueing up.

Neil

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