re. planned extension of Oyster in Kent/Essex

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  • 06/07/2023 at 13:51 #4978
    Katherine Read
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    I have just come across the following article in Time Out about using Contactless on Oyster barriers at more stations and issuing fewer tickets. https://www.timeout.com/uk/news/more-than-50-train-stations-across-southeast-england-are-going-contactless-070423

    I wonder whether this is going to cause problems for holders of Oyster 60+ passes who need to buy extension tickets when we travel beyond Zone 6? If we touched out with a bank card, we would be wrongly charged.

    06/07/2023 at 16:08 #4981
    Mike (admin)
    Keymaster

    Hi Katherine,

    Yes, you can’t mix travelcards (either on Oyster, or 60+ or Freedom Pass) with PAYG on contactless. I think they may well have to be very careful with the messaging.

    07/07/2023 at 22:15 #4986
    Feathers
    Participant

    This will be doubly complicated because the messaging will presumably come from the DfT who may not care an awful lot about the niceties of Oyster and the TfL charging mechanisms.

    07/07/2023 at 23:04 #4987
    Mike (admin)
    Keymaster

    Indeed. We’ve already seen some reporting suggesting that pay as you go will be the cheapest method, which it isn’t guaranteed to be. The BBC even suggested the whole thing was starting the day of the announcement. I can certainly see lots of problems ahead.

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