Dave wrote in message ...
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).

The facility to add stored value has now been added - used it at the weekend.

A

On 19/8/03 6:35 pm, in article
, "Adrian"
wrote:

Dave wrote in message
...
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).

The facility to add stored value has now been added - used it at the weekend.

A

Let's call it by it's proper name shall we - Pre Pay

I didn't realise you could get it now - who, what, how, where, when... ?

Thinking about it though, what use it when you've already got your monthly
or annual ticket anyway? Unless of course your monthly expires so you've got
some 'emergency' funds on the card?


Steve.

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.

So far I haven't seen many other people using them, though I noticed
somebody else with an Oyster card get on a W7 in front of me on
Friday. Maybe we early adopters should have some sort of fraternal
greeting when we meet one another?

Martin

On Mon, 11 Aug 2003 22:29:19 +0100, Martin Rich
wrote:

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.

That's how it's done in Milton Keynes if the bus isn't equipped with a
reader or it's broken (more often than not, unfortunately) - though to
avoid delays drivers often just wave people through when they produce
a smart card in these situations.

Neil

"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.

"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.

On Mon, 11 Aug 2003 22:29:19 +0100, Martin Rich
wrote:


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.

I don't think you have to carry that with you though? It their fault
if they don't have the necessary equipment to check them!