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Problems changing between Kentish Town and Kentish Town West

10/09/2023

As reported yesterday on the forum, there is a problem if you try to change trains between Kentish Town and Kentish Town West. Because the Underground station is closed, Kentish…

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Happy 20th Birthday Oyster

30/06/202301/07/2023

The iconic Oyster card started being used on London Buses and the Underground on 30th June 2003. To start with you could only pay as you go, but daily capping…

The Whitechapel Problem

05/05/202305/05/2023

Over the years since Oyster was rolled out there have been a number of new interchanges added to the system. Notable among those have been Warren Street to Euston Square,…

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Overcharging at Farringdon

24/04/2023

Further to earlier posts about Farringdon and the initial lack of validators to start/end a PAYG journey on the Elizabeth line when using a ticket on Thameslink services, a new…

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- Contactless caps from non-TFL stations (e.g. Marlow)
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- 7 hours, 49 minutes ago
  Mike
- Mystery £12.50 cap
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  Mike
- Slade Green to Gatwick Airport peak fares
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  Mike
- Price Cap Vs Travelcard
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  Mike
- Using a gateline with both red cross and green arrow displayed
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  Michael Tsang
- 60+/Elderly validity start time tolerance
  Started by: Simon in: Using Oyster
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  Simon
- Vauxhall to Putney Bridge Avoiding Zone 1
  Started by: Dan Townsend in: Fare and Capping Queries
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  Mike (admin)
- Starting a new journey with unclosed journey on an Oyster with Travelcard
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  Mike (admin)
- Kentish Town OSI error
  Started by: Felix in: Fare and Capping Queries
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  Mike (admin)
- Tube Challenge – all stations in one day 1 2 3
  Started by: Jonathan Maddox in: Fare and Capping Queries
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  Alan White
- Overcharge Lizzy line to Heathrow
  Started by: Mark Dunn in: Fare and Capping Queries
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- Wembley to Hounslow price cap
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  Mike (admin)
- Oyster charges calculated incorrectly
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- Negative balance – does capping still work there?
  Started by: Duncan in: Fare and Capping Queries
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- Journey planner avoiding zone 1 with oyster
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- Maximum journey times
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- Incomplete journey refunds and daily caps
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- Avoiding Heathrow travel peak price
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- Touching out in zone 6
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- Using an Oyster Travelcard and a paper ticket on the Gatwick Express
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- re. planned extension of Oyster in Kent/Essex
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akm 21/09/2023 at 09:59 on Problems changing between Kentish Town and Kentish Town WestIs there a railcard discount associated with your oyster card?
kt1974 18/09/2023 at 11:57 on Problems changing between Kentish Town and Kentish Town WestAnother data point on overzealousness of revenue inspectors on the North London Line. I have a full adult Z1/Z2 Annual
Michael Tsang 11/09/2023 at 10:42 on Problems changing between Kentish Town and Kentish Town WestThe use of Kentish Town / Kentish Town West is required for some avoiding zone 1 journeys. However, as the
Paul Warren 22/08/2023 at 17:42 on Mixing Oyster and Paper TicketsI have a 60+ London Oyster Photocard. I am going to Nothampton for a couple of days. I will be
Dylan Barsby 20/07/2023 at 08:17 on Railcards and DiscountsI'm somewhat confused about this. My partner and I have a Two Together railcard, and I have a Network Railcard.
Mike 18/07/2023 at 22:54 on WimbledonHi Claire, I doubt a season ticket will be worthwhile for just 3 days of travel per week, but it
Claire Bush 18/07/2023 at 13:28 on WimbledonBrilliant, thanks both for your answers. I didn't even know a SWR Touch card existed. I will likely be doing
Mike 17/07/2023 at 03:48 on WimbledonThanks for your thoughts, Feathers. As stated, Oyster/contactless won't let you break your journey, but splitting it into 4 chunks
Feathers 16/07/2023 at 23:09 on WimbledonAssuming you’re not travelling often enough to justify a season ticket of any kind then using an SWR Touch card
Claire Bush 15/07/2023 at 21:06 on WimbledonReally interesting read, thank you! I soon need to start commuting from New Malden to Waterloo. But I need to
Martin Phillp 15/05/2023 at 03:16 on The Whitechapel ProblemI wonder if one of the reasons is to stop passengers from South London using it as another way to
Simon 11/05/2023 at 09:19 on Trams and BusesThe other day I changed from NR to the Tram at Mitcham Jn. When looking at my journey history subsequently
Bill Barnes 01/05/2023 at 16:14 on Same Station and Continuation Exits/EntriesHi - thanks for the prompt reply. We touched our cards on a card reader at the bottom of the
Bill Barnes 30/04/2023 at 23:08 on Same Station and Continuation Exits/EntriesHi - thank you for all the great work. I have a query for you! I travelled from Oakwood (Piccadilly
Feathers 29/04/2023 at 10:05 on Overcharging at FarringdonI’d be interested in the response. There’s really no excuse for treating different payment card types in different ways so
Feathers 29/04/2023 at 09:17 on Contactless vs OysterThere are about to be a whole load more of them so I’m not sure that worrying too much about
Catherine Wood 18/04/2023 at 19:07 on Interchanging at Custom HouseI don’t know if the problem has FINALLY been addressed yet but the tap out issue between dlr from Beckton
Feathers 13/04/2023 at 23:16 on Lame and Late April Fool?Worse still, doing this would conceivably convince people to switch their “office days” from earlier in the week to the
Mike 05/04/2023 at 23:05 on Interchanging at Custom HouseThat's interesting. I wonder whether those validators will get a lot of attention from RPIs, like the ones at Stratford
Sacha Zarb 05/04/2023 at 18:25 on Interchanging at Custom HouseJust to come back to this, looks like the validators are going in this month at Abbey Wood, looks like