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Another Oyster scam
I could hardly believe, last week, when I tried to buy a One Day
Travelcard at my local newsgent, who had sold them for many years, that they are no longer available there! The equipment, he told me, as I could see, had been removed and all he can now do is add credit to Oyster cards, or sell weekly etc. tickets on Oyster. This is an outrageous scam by T.F.L., which means I now would now lose £1 credit on my Oyster in order to get a bus to my local station which is, presumably, the only place I can now buy a One Day Travelcard. Does anyone know why one can't get a One Day Travelcard on Oyster? It's funny that bus drivers don't even seem to know that this is now the case, since my father when he tried bought a ticket on the bus one morning was told by the driver that it would be cheaper for him to by a One Day Bus Pass at the same newsagents! M.M. |
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Another Oyster scam
On Sat, 28 Jun 2008 06:40:06 -0700 (PDT), "
wrote: I could hardly believe, last week, when I tried to buy a One Day Travelcard at my local newsgent, who had sold them for many years, that they are no longer available there! The equipment, he told me, as I could see, had been removed and all he can now do is add credit to Oyster cards, or sell weekly etc. tickets on Oyster. This is an outrageous scam by T.F.L., which means I now would now lose £1 credit on my Oyster in order to get a bus to my local station which is, presumably, the only place I can now buy a One Day Travelcard. Does anyone know why one can't get a One Day Travelcard on Oyster? It's funny that bus drivers don't even seem to know that this is now the case, since my father when he tried bought a ticket on the bus one morning was told by the driver that it would be cheaper for him to by a One Day Bus Pass at the same newsagents! M.M. Why do you need a One Day Travelcard? If you keep using an Oyster card the price is automatically capped at the cost of a One Day Travelcard. So if you use an Oyster card all day you will be charged for a One Day Travelcard. If your journey(s) cost less than that, you will pay less. Far from being an 'outrageous scam' as you put it this sounds like a great deal for passengers, especialy if you take into account the convenience factor of not having to queue up in a newsagent to buy a Travelcard. The only exception or anomaly is if you are travelling on a train (ie, not Underground) but I understand this is to be sorted out. |
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Another Oyster scam
On Jun 28, 4:33�pm, Scott wrote:
On Sat, 28 Jun 2008 06:40:06 -0700 (PDT), " wrote: I could hardly believe, last week, when I tried to buy a One Day Travelcard at my local newsgent, who had sold them for many years, that they are no longer available there! The equipment, he told me, as I could see, had been removed and all he can now do is add credit to Oyster cards, or sell weekly etc. tickets on Oyster. This is an outrageous scam by T.F.L., which means I now would now lose �1 credit on my Oyster in order to get a bus to my local station which is, presumably, the only place I can now buy a One Day Travelcard. Does anyone know why one can't get a One Day Travelcard on Oyster? It's funny that bus drivers don't even seem to know that this is now the case, since my father when he tried bought a ticket on the bus one morning was told by the driver that it would be cheaper for him to by a One Day Bus Pass at the same newsagents! M.M. Why do you need a One Day Travelcard? If you keep using an Oyster card the price is automatically capped at the cost of a One Day Travelcard. �So if you use an Oyster card all day you will be charged for a One Day Travelcard. �If your journey(s) cost less than that, you will pay less. �Far from being an 'outrageous scam' as you put it this sounds like a great deal for passengers, especialy if you take into account the convenience factor of not having to queue up in a newsagent to buy a Travelcard. The only exception or anomaly is if you are travelling on a train (ie, not Underground) but I understand this is to be sorted out.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Yes, Scott, you hit the nail on the head: I needed to get to use the train (Clapham Junction to Waterloo), en route to Maidstone. Maybe it will be "sorted out", but at the moment it is not. A service that was once available is no longer available, I am losing money and T.F.L. are profiting by it, which in my view equates to a scam. Marc. |
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Another Oyster scam
On Sat, 28 Jun 2008 08:40:44 -0700 (PDT), "
wrote: On Jun 28, 4:33?pm, Scott wrote: On Sat, 28 Jun 2008 06:40:06 -0700 (PDT), " wrote: I could hardly believe, last week, when I tried to buy a One Day Travelcard at my local newsgent, who had sold them for many years, that they are no longer available there! The equipment, he told me, as I could see, had been removed and all he can now do is add credit to Oyster cards, or sell weekly etc. tickets on Oyster. This is an outrageous scam by T.F.L., which means I now would now lose ?1 credit on my Oyster in order to get a bus to my local station which is, presumably, the only place I can now buy a One Day Travelcard. Does anyone know why one can't get a One Day Travelcard on Oyster? It's funny that bus drivers don't even seem to know that this is now the case, since my father when he tried bought a ticket on the bus one morning was told by the driver that it would be cheaper for him to by a One Day Bus Pass at the same newsagents! M.M. Why do you need a One Day Travelcard? If you keep using an Oyster card the price is automatically capped at the cost of a One Day Travelcard. ?So if you use an Oyster card all day you will be charged for a One Day Travelcard. ?If your journey(s) cost less than that, you will pay less. ?Far from being an 'outrageous scam' as you put it this sounds like a great deal for passengers, especialy if you take into account the convenience factor of not having to queue up in a newsagent to buy a Travelcard. The only exception or anomaly is if you are travelling on a train (ie, not Underground) but I understand this is to be sorted out.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Yes, Scott, you hit the nail on the head: I needed to get to use the train (Clapham Junction to Waterloo), en route to Maidstone. Maybe it will be "sorted out", but at the moment it is not. A service that was once available is no longer available, I am losing money and T.F.L. are profiting by it, which in my view equates to a scam. Marc. Would it not be cheaper to buy a (National) Rail ticket from Clapham Junction to Maidstone and change at Victoria plus your bus fares, rather than One Day Travelcard plus rail ticket from Victoria? A quick look at National Rail Enquires suggests the fare from Victoria is £14.60 and the fare from Clapham Junction is £15.60. |
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Another Oyster scam
Scott wrote:
Why do you need a One Day Travelcard? The only exception or anomaly is if you are travelling on a train (ie, not Underground) but I understand this is to be sorted out. That would be why then. mf |
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Another Oyster scam
On Sat, 28 Jun 2008 18:33:33 +0100, Mystery Flyer
wrote: Scott wrote: Why do you need a One Day Travelcard? The only exception or anomaly is if you are travelling on a train (ie, not Underground) but I understand this is to be sorted out. That would be why then. mf Well spotted Sherlock. |
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Another Oyster scam
"Scott" wrote in message ... On Sat, 28 Jun 2008 06:40:06 -0700 (PDT), " wrote: I could hardly believe, last week, when I tried to buy a One Day Travelcard at my local newsgent, who had sold them for many years, that they are no longer available there! The equipment, he told me, as I could see, had been removed and all he can now do is add credit to Oyster cards, or sell weekly etc. tickets on Oyster. This is an outrageous scam by T.F.L., which means I now would now lose £1 credit on my Oyster in order to get a bus to my local station which is, presumably, the only place I can now buy a One Day Travelcard. Does anyone know why one can't get a One Day Travelcard on Oyster? It's funny that bus drivers don't even seem to know that this is now the case, since my father when he tried bought a ticket on the bus one morning was told by the driver that it would be cheaper for him to by a One Day Bus Pass at the same newsagents! M.M. Why do you need a One Day Travelcard? Because you are going on National Rail. Probably about 50% of people have to do this each day. tim |
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Another Oyster scam
On Sat, 28 Jun 2008 20:43:44 +0100, "tim....."
wrote: "Scott" wrote in message .. . On Sat, 28 Jun 2008 06:40:06 -0700 (PDT), " wrote: I could hardly believe, last week, when I tried to buy a One Day Travelcard at my local newsgent, who had sold them for many years, that they are no longer available there! The equipment, he told me, as I could see, had been removed and all he can now do is add credit to Oyster cards, or sell weekly etc. tickets on Oyster. This is an outrageous scam by T.F.L., which means I now would now lose £1 credit on my Oyster in order to get a bus to my local station which is, presumably, the only place I can now buy a One Day Travelcard. Does anyone know why one can't get a One Day Travelcard on Oyster? It's funny that bus drivers don't even seem to know that this is now the case, since my father when he tried bought a ticket on the bus one morning was told by the driver that it would be cheaper for him to by a One Day Bus Pass at the same newsagents! M.M. Why do you need a One Day Travelcard? Because you are going on National Rail. Probably about 50% of people have to do this each day. tim I think we've established that now. I would be very surprised if it was 50% though (of users of One Day Travelcards that is, not total commuters). |
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Another Oyster scam
"Scott" wrote in message ... On Sat, 28 Jun 2008 20:43:44 +0100, "tim....." wrote: "Scott" wrote in message . .. On Sat, 28 Jun 2008 06:40:06 -0700 (PDT), " wrote: I could hardly believe, last week, when I tried to buy a One Day Travelcard at my local newsgent, who had sold them for many years, that they are no longer available there! The equipment, he told me, as I could see, had been removed and all he can now do is add credit to Oyster cards, or sell weekly etc. tickets on Oyster. This is an outrageous scam by T.F.L., which means I now would now lose £1 credit on my Oyster in order to get a bus to my local station which is, presumably, the only place I can now buy a One Day Travelcard. Does anyone know why one can't get a One Day Travelcard on Oyster? It's funny that bus drivers don't even seem to know that this is now the case, since my father when he tried bought a ticket on the bus one morning was told by the driver that it would be cheaper for him to by a One Day Bus Pass at the same newsagents! M.M. Why do you need a One Day Travelcard? Because you are going on National Rail. Probably about 50% of people have to do this each day. tim I think we've established that now. I would be very surprised if it was 50% though (of users of One Day Travelcards that is, not total commuters). Why not. The majority of people living in South London have no underground line that they can reasonably use. Neither do people who live in Ilford, Romford, Chingford, Enfield, Southall etc. tim |
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