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All Oyster Cards Now Re-calculate Overnight

13/05/2026

Some good news! A few years ago TfL introduced retrospective weekly capping for blue adult Oyster cards without any discounts. This meant that each days journeys were run through the…

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New Weekend Hopper Fare for the Summer Holidays

11/05/202610/05/2026

The Mayor of London has announced a new initiative to encourage bus and tram usage at weekends in the summer holidays. It will run for six weekends from July 25th…

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Update to Caps in Essex (East of Shenfield)

18/03/2026

As reported earlier, a gremlin got into the setting of off-peak caps from all the stations east of Shenfield, other than Beaulieu Park. Southend Airport was also thought to be…

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New Out-of-Station-Interchanges

10/03/202610/03/2026

Three new out-of-station-interchanges (OSIs) have been introduced this month. The first two are to solve a problem at both Stevenage and Welwyn Garden City where some passengers may want to…

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Latest Forum Topics

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- Zonal status of Epsom
  Started by: etr221 in: Fare and Capping Queries
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- 3 days, 8 hours ago
  Mike (admin)
- Lots of incomplete journeys and extension tickets
  Started by: kt1974 in: Using Oyster
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- 2
- 1 week ago
  Mike (admin)
- Fare finder mismatch with charged fare Waterloo NR – Fulham Broadway
  Started by: Sam in: Fare and Capping Queries
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- 1 week, 6 days ago
  Mike (admin)
- Brentwood to Liverpool Street return
  Started by: Daniel C in: Fare and Capping Queries
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- 2
- 2 weeks, 3 days ago
  Mike (admin)
- Travelling to Croydon after capping my Oyster card
  Started by: Michael Tsang in: Using Oyster
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- 10
- 2 weeks, 4 days ago
  OutOfTime
- Z12 fare charged as Z1?
  Started by: Peter in: Fare and Capping Queries
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- 4 weeks, 1 day ago
  Peter
- Harold Wood (6) to Meridian Water (4) via Stratford (2/3)
  Started by: Jase in: Using Oyster
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- 1 month ago
  Mike (admin)
- Incorrect station shown on oyster history
  Started by: OutOfTime in: Using Oyster
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- 1 month, 1 week ago
  OutOfTime
- Farringdon to Gunnersbury Fare anomaly?
  Started by: Robin REN in: Fare and Capping Queries
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- 1 month, 1 week ago
  Mike (admin)
- Witham to Canary Wharf contactless issue
  Started by: Gavin Smith in: Fare and Capping Queries
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- 4
- 1 month, 1 week ago
  Michael Tsang
- Stevenage OSI
  Started by: Adam in: Using Contactless
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- 4
- 1 month, 3 weeks ago
  Mike (admin)
- Peak/Off Peak times West Anglia Mainline
  Started by: Graham Wright in: Fare and Capping Queries
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- 9
- 1 month, 4 weeks ago
  Mike (admin)
- TfL Victoria Coach Station
  Started by: Stefan in: General Transport Discussion
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- 1
- 2 months ago
  Stefan
- Entry charge query
  Started by: Gary Holden in: Fare and Capping Queries
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- 5
- 2 months ago
  Mike (admin)
- Thornton Heath – Wimbledon
  Started by: Michael Tsang in: Fare and Capping Queries
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- 2
- 2 months ago
  Mike (admin)
- Hayes to Stratford, and back again
  Started by: Redistou in: Fare and Capping Queries
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- 2 months, 2 weeks ago
  Mike (admin)
- Silvertown tunnel and free DLR
  Started by: Chris Hein in: Fare and Capping Queries
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- 2 months, 2 weeks ago
  Mike (admin)
- Validators at OSIs
  Started by: Adam in: Using Contactless
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- 2 months, 2 weeks ago
  Mike (admin)
- TFL and National Rail planner show different fares
  Started by: western in: Fare and Capping Queries
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- 2 months, 2 weeks ago
  Mike (admin)
- Battersea Park fare not in TfL scale?
  Started by: Michael Tsang in: Fare and Capping Queries
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- 2
- 2 months, 3 weeks ago
  Mike (admin)
- Willesden Green – Hackney Central / London Fields during the year end
  Started by: Michael Tsang in: Fare and Capping Queries
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- 2 months, 3 weeks ago
  Mike (admin)
- From E&C to EC via Blackfriars
  Started by: michaelsoyster in: Fare and Capping Queries
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- 2 months, 3 weeks ago
  Mike (admin)
- TfL will increase tube fares again by an inflation-busting amount outside Z1.
  Started by: Michael Tsang in: Fare and Capping Queries
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- 3 months ago
  Mike (admin)
- railcard and oyster confusion
  Started by: TraceyD in: Using Oyster
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- 3 months, 1 week ago
  TraceyD
- Avoiding zone 1 via Primrose Hill
  Started by: Michael Tsang in: Fare and Capping Queries
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  Michael Tsang

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Latest Comments

R C
02/05/2026 at 02:15
on Mixing Travelcard and PAYG
Hi Mike, appreciate your effort on this site! I wanted to ask about combination of travelcards and PAYG on Oyster.
Edvid
15/04/2026 at 11:12
on Maximum Journey Times
Another FoI request of yours, Mike? If I'm reading it correctly they've added four MJT zonal brackets and the longest
Edvid
20/02/2026 at 11:11
on About Oyster
The fee for new standard/visitor Oyster cards may increase to £10.50 on 1 March 2026, per Ticketing & Revenue Update
Feathers
24/01/2026 at 15:08
on Wimbledon
It’s the easiest answer of ‘tap nothing’ at Wimbledon. I’ve done this journey multiple times. Tapping at WP puts you
sidsmysterytours
24/01/2026 at 10:33
on Wimbledon
Hi, not sure if this thread is still live but I have a question as I’m not sure what to
YearOfTheBusOyster
09/01/2026 at 21:51
on Journey History in TfL Go
They still need to fix the bug which started when they begin showing intermediate taps where certain OSI are not
Adam
05/01/2026 at 18:48
on Latest Extensions – Project Oval Phase 2a
The fares really are a bit of a mess at the moment. 1. Fares from existing contactless Hertford loop stations
Michael Tsang
03/01/2026 at 21:14
on The Whitechapel Problem
Is there any follow up on this interchange? It is the fastest route to travel from SE London to most
Michael Tsang
03/01/2026 at 21:08
on Latest Extensions – Project Oval Phase 2a
Please also follow up the Swiss Cottage / South Hampstead interchange which is important when the Mildmay line is diverted.
Murray Walker
23/12/2025 at 08:01
on Great Northern, Southern and Thameslink Caps Revised
That’s brilliant, thanks so much for the reply. Merry Christmas
Murray Walker
18/12/2025 at 21:25
on Great Northern, Southern and Thameslink Caps Revised
Sorry to be a bit dim on this, but am I right in thinking then that it’s cheaper using my
anders
16/12/2025 at 21:02
on Peak, Off-peak and Caps
Thanks Mike. Understand what you're saying, all very clear. My question is specifically about the application of block 1 fares
anders
15/12/2025 at 14:04
on Peak, Off-peak and Caps
Hi Mike, Thanks for this amazing website - great resource. Just wondering, can you point to a source on the
Chris D.
15/12/2025 at 12:59
on OSI List
I was on a Thameslink train which made the following new announcement at City Thameslink: "Exit here for a short
Edvid
08/12/2025 at 12:55
on Great Northern, Southern and Thameslink Caps Revised
The Z1-6 day cap is cheaper than the equivalent (Off Peak) Travelcard - albeit by just 1.8% - so it
YearOfTheBusOyster
08/12/2025 at 07:53
on Great Northern, Southern and Thameslink Caps Revised
Thank you for your response. However, it still doesn't clarify the reasoning behind the discount in the Oval area. The
Barry S
07/12/2025 at 12:01
on Great Northern, Southern and Thameslink Caps Revised
As part of the settlement with Transport for London for the continued acceptance of Day Travelcards on TfL services, a
YearOfTheBusOyster
07/12/2025 at 09:57
on Great Northern, Southern and Thameslink Caps Revised
While a 3% is fantastic it's not really clear to me why there is a discount, though I do understand
Edvid
03/12/2025 at 15:00
on Coverage Map for PAYG fares in the South East
Barely a week since you last updated that map, and thanks to 20 GA stations suddenly being deferred by half
Feathers
19/11/2025 at 16:57
on Updates to Project Oval (October 2025)
Looks like they’re updating the list daily! Here’s today’s instalment for completeness. We’ve now confirmed the full list of stations