 Whats the minimum Oyster card value to get through a gate?
On 22 Jun, 03:39, "peter" <pe...@junk.com.au> wrote:
> "Paul Corfield" <aoo...@dsl.pipex.com> wrote in message
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> news:fpvi541uhcn1d35qrtnaglej1qnhta01pf@...
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> > On Wed, 18 Jun 2008 14:12:48 -0700 (PDT), thagor2...@
> > wrote:
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> >>Anyone know?
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> > It's the minimum fare at that station - £1 outside Z1 and £1.50 in Z1.
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> <big snip>
> > --
> > Paul C
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> So will the gate at the destination let you out, if after deducting the
> correct fare, the balance on the card is negative?
>
> The reason I ask is that I infrequently visit London, and on my last journey
> I commenced with £3.00 on the card (Z1 to Waterloo) (eurostar was there in
> early November)
> and now I have £1.50 sitting on card which won't be used for a year or two
> (it is a registered card-- dunno how long they will allow it to remain
> inactive)
>
> The card previously had a 7 day Travelcard on it, so it has no £3 deposit.
>
> I suspect to avoid giving Tfl a long term interest free loan, :-) I should
> try to commence my last journey with only £1.50 on the card.
Or you could just take it to a ticket window and say "gimme my money".
As it's registered I dont think there's an issue. |