On Fri, 25 Jul 2008 18:25:46 +0100, Tristan Miller
wrote:

Greetings.

I have a retractable keychain I wear on my belt. I find it useful to have
my Oyster Card on this as I don't have to fumble for it in my pockets
whenever I board a bus or enter a Tube station; the card is always hanging
from my hip, within easy reach of the Card readers.

Until now I've been putting my Oyster Card in the official plastic wallet
and punching a hole through that to put it on the keyring. However, after
a while the soft plastic cracks or rips. I figure a more durable solution
would be to punch through the Oyster Card itself, though I'm afraid that
doing so in the wrong place would render it useless.

Does anyone know if/where it is safe to punch a hole through an Oyster
Card? Ideally I'd like to punch the hole near one of the corners, or near
one of the short edges.

I would not advise it. You may damage the aerial or cause the
delaminate. Also if anything went wrong (not caused by the hole) you
might have difficulty sustaining a counter argument.

Buy a leather wallet or similar that may also have some form of clip or
hole or else get it professionally holed and riveted - a shoe repairers
might be able to do it for you. There are loads of shops or market
stalls that will flog you a cheapish "travelcard" wallet that will
secure your Oystercard.
--
Paul C


Admits to working for London Underground!