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« on: 15:06:37, 12-07-2008 » |
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All journeys on buses in London are free today. There are no notices to explain why, no info I can find on the internet and drivers offered no explanation. One even announced to the passengers that this was "until further notice" which cannot be believed. Anyone more clued up?
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marbleflugel
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« Reply #1 on: 15:13:28, 12-07-2008 » |
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Possibly the central software for the Oyster machines has gone down? Or Boris has done something dodgy he's burying under largesse?
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« Reply #2 on: 15:27:44, 12-07-2008 » |
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Anyone more clued up?
They're celebrating that I left London for Moscow yesterday  I might have known that if there was any special deal for Oystercard-holders it would come into force when I wasn't there  |
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Morticia
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« Reply #3 on: 15:30:17, 12-07-2008 » |
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Hmm. I wasn't charged when I went to East Finchley earlier but the Oyster machine was wreathed in ticket strips and obviously not working. I was certainly charged on the return journey though. Even if the Oyster software has gone bung, plenty of people don't have Oyster cards. Would their cash be refused? And what about the routes that won't let you on a bus unless you've bought a ticket from those damn machines that insist on exact change? Something doesn't add up here  |
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George Garnett
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« Reply #4 on: 15:38:35, 12-07-2008 » |
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A Transport for London spokesperson said something about faults with Oyster software being extremely rare. Hence the price of pearls?
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martle
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« Reply #5 on: 15:41:19, 12-07-2008 » |
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« Reply #6 on: 15:53:30, 12-07-2008 » |
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Thanks for that Martle. Mystery solved. Once again this Board has taught me sumfink wot I didn't know. I hadn't realised that you could charge up an Oyster charge for 1 years travel. I imagine that could be useful for people visiting The Smoke fairly frequently BUT ... I suppose that if they don't use up all the funds on the card then they lose it  Money into the Big Boris coffers. |
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« Reply #7 on: 21:55:04, 12-07-2008 » |
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Birmingham buses aren't free though  I hope those London buses enjoy their freedom, take some time out to get really relaxed. |
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« Reply #8 on: 15:02:07, 14-07-2008 » |
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Mort, so far as I know, there's no expiry on the pay as you go side of the oyster - the money stays there until you use it. We keep a couple of spares for when family visit.
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« Reply #9 on: 15:20:00, 14-07-2008 » |
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What's an Oyster card |
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« Reply #10 on: 15:21:40, 14-07-2008 » |
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Never mind, I've now read about them in that news story  |
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« Reply #11 on: 15:55:12, 14-07-2008 » |
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Mort, so far as I know, there's no expiry on the pay as you go side of the oyster - the money stays there until you use it. We keep a couple of spares for when family visit.
I think what Mort meant was that if you buy a fixed-term (i.e. not pay-as-you-go) Oyster and don't take advantage of it within the dates in question, you've wasted your money. |
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« Reply #12 on: 16:17:23, 14-07-2008 » |
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Thanks tinners. That was exactly what I meant but failed miserably to convey |
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« Reply #13 on: 17:57:33, 14-07-2008 » |
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Of course, but unless you really are using it most days, there's no benefit in having a season ticket, rather than using pay as you go in any case. I seem to recall that a yearly ticket is about the same price as 10 monthly tickets, not sure how a monthly works out in terms of weeklies, and then weekly in terms of dailies.
So if you're not a regualr visitor, you may as well just put a bit of cash on for when you visit (and if you're only there for a day, your total spend will be capped at the equivalent of a paper one-day travelcard, less 50p), and you're unlikely to lose out over a year.
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« Reply #14 on: 14:03:21, 25-07-2008 » |
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I see that the Oyster system fell over again today. According to Auntie, Boris is most unhappy, commuters less so If this really is the doing of a disgruntled ex tfl employee, I imagine they are rubbing their hands in glee. |
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