right, so my oyster is due to expire on saturday coming. quite niftily,
oyster had sent me an email telling me so - i didnt really have an idea
myself.

now, usually id buy my ticket on the monday, since i woudnt be using the tub
on the sunday. is it possible for me to do that now? or does the renewal
force me to start it on sunday?

if i /do/ commit to a monday start, is there any way i could bring it back
to sunday if i find i need it then? im really uncomfortable buying TCs in
advance i guess....

whatever i decide, what are the experiences with getting your card reloaded?
has anyone missed it (by travelling from a different station or the like)?
what happens on the bus if its not renewed in time?

On Mon, 1 Sep 2003 12:20:16 +0100, spammy wrote:
now, usually id buy my ticket on the monday, since i woudnt be using the tub
on the sunday. is it possible for me to do that now? or does the renewal
force me to start it on sunday?

You can choose the start date when you renew.

if i /do/ commit to a monday start, is there any way i could bring it back
to sunday if i find i need it then?

Probably not. Not yet transfered orders can be cancelled but once
it's on your card I think it's too late.

im really uncomfortable buying TCs in
advance i guess....

Sounds like you will be best buying the ticket from a touch screen
machine when you need it.

David

"David Walters" wrote in message
...

Sounds like you will be best buying the ticket from a touch screen
machine when you need it.


is that possible atm?

On Mon, 1 Sep 2003 12:50:21 +0100, spammy wrote:
"David Walters" wrote in message
...

Sounds like you will be best buying the ticket from a touch screen
machine when you need it.

is that possible atm?

If I put my Oyster against the reader on a touch screen machine it
gives me the option of renewing the ticket. I haven't actually done
it but I'm sure someone on here said they had.

David

"David Walters" wrote in message
...
On Mon, 1 Sep 2003 12:50:21 +0100, spammy wrote:
"David Walters" wrote in message
...

Sounds like you will be best buying the ticket from a touch screen
machine when you need it.

is that possible atm?

If I put my Oyster against the reader on a touch screen machine it
gives me the option of renewing the ticket. I haven't actually done
it but I'm sure someone on here said they had.

I've renewed using a touch screen machine, despite the insistence from the
guy in the ticket office that the only way was over the 'net!

On Mon, 1 Sep 2003 13:13:34 +0100, David Walters
wrote:

On Mon, 1 Sep 2003 12:50:21 +0100, spammy wrote:
"David Walters" wrote in message
...

Sounds like you will be best buying the ticket from a touch screen
machine when you need it.

is that possible atm?

If I put my Oyster against the reader on a touch screen machine it
gives me the option of renewing the ticket. I haven't actually done
it but I'm sure someone on here said they had.


My reminder e-mail suggested that I renew over the Internet to avoid
the queues, from which I inferred that queuing for a touch-screen was
an option! Also a few weeks ago I put my Oyster next to a
touch-screen and it offered me the option of renewing the ticket.

I've just renewed mine through the web site: it's actually quite a
clunky process, and the site desperately needs a button jus to get
another month of whatever you've already got (if you see what I mean).
So I'll probably try the touch-screen approach next time round

Martin