Oyster Card - how's it work?
 

"Martin Rich" wrote in message
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On Sun, 10 Aug 2003 19:45:18 +0000 (UTC), "Neil"
wrote:


Supposedly everyone who ever needs to read your card will eventually have
a
handheld reader, although I haven't seen one yet. If they can't check
your
card then they'll have to take your word for it that it's valid, as it's
hardly your fault that they can't read a ticket their own company has
issued!


On two rides so far on Routemasters with an Oyster card (both 19s) the
conductor has just glanced at it quickly. I think they can ask to see
the little printed record card that comes with the Oyster card and
explains its validity.

You don't get another record card when you add any tickets after the first
to your Oyster.

Oyster Card - how's it work?
 

"James Farrar" wrote in message
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Neil wrote:

You don't get another record card when you add any tickets after the
first
to your Oyster.

Also my experience, but surely you should...

It'd make sense given that you get one for the first ticket, although it
would virtually defeat the object of the Oyster card; if they were to send
you a record card each time you bought a new ticket, they might as well send
you a magnetic stripe ticket each time!

Oyster Card - how's it work?
 

"Neil" wrote in message ...
"James Farrar" wrote in message
...
Neil wrote:

You don't get another record card when you add any tickets after the
first
to your Oyster.

Also my experience, but surely you should...

It'd make sense given that you get one for the first ticket, although it
would virtually defeat the object of the Oyster card; if they were to send
you a record card each time you bought a new ticket, they might as well send
you a magnetic stripe ticket each time!

What I don't get is that I've just bought a new annual ticket to
replace my monthly. I need the gold record card to obtain my 33%
discount on NR services e.t.c, but they say they can't provide it. I'm
not in a heated debate with LU about why they expect me to send in all
my old tickets for refund of the overpayment.

Talk about bad planning!

Oyster Card - how's it work?
 

On Mon, 11 Aug 2003 16:37:12 +0100, Dave
wrote:

Bart writes
Does anyone have any idea when South West Trains at Waterloo will be
able to start issuing season tickets on Oystercard?

Not for a long, long time.

At present, you can only buy monthly and annual cards from the website.
Once this part of the 'public trial' is complete, they will be adding
weeklies, stored-value and LU stations/pass agents. I reckon NR
stations will be the last to offer Oyster (if at all).


And what happens if you have a yearly ticket -- the Gold Card,
although I don't know if it's still called that -- and want to get
discounts at mainline stations?

R

Oyster Card - how's it work?
 

"Martin Rich" wrote in message
...
On Sun, 10 Aug 2003 19:45:18 +0000 (UTC), "Neil"
wrote:


Supposedly everyone who ever needs to read your card will eventually have
a
handheld reader, although I haven't seen one yet. If they can't check
your
card then they'll have to take your word for it that it's valid, as it's
hardly your fault that they can't read a ticket their own company has
issued!


On two rides so far on Routemasters with an Oyster card (both 19s) the
conductor has just glanced at it quickly. I think they can ask to see
the little printed record card that comes with the Oyster card and
explains its validity.


im pretty sure the documentation explicitly states not to carry that around
wth you unless its a gold card...im not anyway.

Oyster Card - how's it work?
 

On Tue, 12 Aug 2003 08:48:25 GMT Rupert Goodwins wrote:
} On Mon, 11 Aug 2003 16:37:12 +0100, Dave
} wrote:
}
} Bart writes
} Does anyone have any idea when South West Trains at Waterloo will be
} able to start issuing season tickets on Oystercard?
}
} Not for a long, long time.
}
} At present, you can only buy monthly and annual cards from the website.
} Once this part of the 'public trial' is complete, they will be adding
} weeklies, stored-value and LU stations/pass agents. I reckon NR
} stations will be the last to offer Oyster (if at all).
}
} And what happens if you have a yearly ticket -- the Gold Card,
} although I don't know if it's still called that -- and want to get
} discounts at mainline stations?

That's one of the things the record card issued with the Oyster is for.

Matthew
--
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Oyster Card - how's it work?
 

Slightly different issue here...

Last night I hopped onto the DLR at WIQ on the way home, part way of which
Id have to use the Central Line.

I was half expecting to use the standalone Oyster validators on the
Westbound platform at Stratford to simulate an "entry" on my Oystercard - I
was afraid that I wouldnt be allowed out at my destination station if I
didnt (since I had read that you NEED to use the Oyster on entry AND exit,
regardless of whether the gates were open).

The validators at Stratford didnt work - they seemed to be switched off. The
gates at my destination were open anyway, but on scanning my Oyster they
gave me green (so I assume Id be able to get out if they were shut anyway).

Do Travelcard Oysters need to be scanned on exit and entry?

Oyster Card - how's it work?
 

On Wed, 13 Aug 2003 10:12:09 +0100, spammy wrote:
The validators at Stratford didnt work - they seemed to be switched off. The
gates at my destination were open anyway, but on scanning my Oyster they
gave me green (so I assume Id be able to get out if they were shut anyway).

All the validators seem to be off. I expect they will stay that way
until shortly before stored value gets introduced. Of course that
will require validators at all station entrances which still hasn't
happened :-(

Do Travelcard Oysters need to be scanned on exit and entry?

No, but TFL seem to encourage you to do so as it probably helps
their stats.

David

Oyster Card - how's it work?
 

"David Walters" wrote in message
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Do Travelcard Oysters need to be scanned on exit and entry?

No, but TFL seem to encourage you to do so as it probably helps
their stats.


oh. how does such a route appear on your travel record? actually, i guess i
can check myself....

Oyster Card - how's it work?
 

On Mon, 11 Aug 2003 19:21:44 +0100, James Farrar
wrote:

K wrote:
On Mon, 11 Aug 2003 16:37:12 +0100, Dave
wrote:

At present, you can only buy monthly and annual cards from the website.
Once this part of the 'public trial' is complete, they will be adding
weeklies, stored-value and LU stations/pass agents.

This is due later this year, isn't it?

According to the TfL page in the Metro, the stored-value Oyster will be
added in 2004.

We aren't talking about SV cards, though, or are we ?!?? I thought we
were talking about travelcard types being available elsewhere?