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- Does card owner matter?
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- Differnt transport modes
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- Pay as you go Blue Oyster rail card discount added
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- Special fares – Heathrow, Watford Junction, etc
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- Two days in London
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- Under charged / random anomaly – Watf Jct – Z1
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- Travelling from Euston to Watford Junction for Harry Potter Studios
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- Best deal for visitor to London
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- Weekly Oyster Cap – when does it cap?
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- Gold card discount on Oyster
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Brian Scott 21/05/2022 at 01:50 on Railcards and DiscountsI recently registered my new disabled persons railcard on my Oyster card. I noticed the fares charged were much higher
Alan Yearsley 11/05/2022 at 16:03 on Trams and BusesI see that the bus and tram fares section of the TfL website quotes a daily price cap of £4.95
Mike 11/05/2022 at 15:33 on WimbledonHi Alan, If you're definitely using the tram then you can ignore the gates if they are open. You must
Alan Yearsley 11/05/2022 at 15:29 on WimbledonIf the ticket gates at Wimbledon are in operation, then you have to tap in at the gate on entering
MATTHEW DICKINSON 11/04/2022 at 16:57 on Solving Finsbury ParkThe gateline at the National Rail entrance is now operational and the gateline on Platforms 7/8 has been removed.
akm 28/03/2022 at 12:19 on PAYG in the Thames ValleyBR Fares also clearly shows that that 8.80 is INFO and NOT FOR TRAVEL. It would seem the TOC has
Martin Phillp 28/03/2022 at 03:02 on PAYG in the Thames ValleyOn your fare finder, it shows Forest Hill to Windsor & Eton Central as being £9 single off-peak, yet BR
ess 39 27/03/2022 at 17:02 on PAYG in the Thames ValleyAre there details available for the maximum allowed journey times for these places?
Luke 26/03/2022 at 19:08 on PAYG in the Thames ValleyMe too!
Graham Duthie 26/03/2022 at 16:26 on PAYG in the Thames ValleyAhhh. That makes sense. I'd seen the bus people be able to tell whether a card had been touched in
Graham Duthie 26/03/2022 at 13:11 on PAYG in the Thames ValleyThat's interesting Mike. Don't the mobile Oyster/Contactless readers have a real-time connection back to the database? I thought the revenue
lpgm 26/03/2022 at 10:39 on PAYG in the Thames ValleyThanks, Mike. Good news - especially for us doing single journeys (otherwise we get a paper return ticket, Two Together
Mike 23/03/2022 at 08:58 on Same Station and Continuation Exits/EntriesHi Jason, My experience of using a contactless card to enter and exit the same station within two minutes is
Jason Tang 23/03/2022 at 00:40 on Same Station and Continuation Exits/EntriesHi, "If using a contactless card or device then no charge is made if you exit within two minutes." Is
MATTHEW DICKINSON 18/03/2022 at 08:32 on New Fares from Tuesday – Full DetailsAlthough if you don't have 10p available balance on the account linked to the contactless card or device, the 10p
Sha Kan 13/03/2022 at 17:14 on New Fares from Tuesday – Full DetailsHi Mike, I love the website you are running. It's very extremely helpful 😊 I do have a few questions
Feathers 09/03/2022 at 20:33 on New Fares from Tuesday – Full DetailsLooking at the Fare Finder it appears (for me at least) to still be showing historic cap values (e.g. Z
Len Maull 07/03/2022 at 12:00 on New Fares from Tuesday – Full DetailsCan you tell me how oyster works when starting your journey at Oval and going on by replacement bus. Where
Nick 03/03/2022 at 07:56 on New Fares from Tuesday – Full DetailsHi Mike When I tapped in yesterday morning with a balance under £20 on my Oyster Card I was surprised
Chris Hein 28/02/2022 at 07:36 on New Fares from Tuesday – Full DetailsHow does the weekly cap work this week? As obviously the weekly cap is Monday to Sunday and the new

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