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24th June 2008, 10:37 AM

On Jun 24, 1:33 pm, Paul Weaver <use...@isorox.co.uk> wrote:
> On 22 Jun, 03:39, "peter" <pe...@junk.com.au> wrote:
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> > "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...@
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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>
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> > > 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?
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> > 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)
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> > The card previously had a 7 day Travelcard on it, so it has no £3 deposit.
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> > 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.
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> 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.

Unless you've used both cash and a credit card to top it up. Then you
can only get the money back by cheque, posted to your address.

Bit of a bugger if your usual currency isn't GBP.

Tim.

24th June 2008, 10:37 AM	#4 (permalink)
google Guest Posts: n/a Classified Rating: % ()	Whats the minimum Oyster card value to get through a gate? On Jun 24, 1:33 pm, Paul Weaver <use...@isorox.co.uk> wrote: > On 22 Jun, 03:39, "peter" <pe...@junk.com.au> wrote: > > > > > "Paul Corfield" <aoo...@dsl.pipex.com> wrote in message > > >news:fpvi541uhcn1d35qrtnaglej1qnhta01pf@.. . > > > > On Wed, 18 Jun 2008 14:12:48 -0700 (PDT), thagor2...@ > > > wrote: > > > >>Anyone know? > > > > It's the minimum fare at that station - £1 outside Z1 and £1.50 in Z1. > > > <big snip> > > > -- > > > Paul C > > > 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. Unless you've used both cash and a credit card to top it up. Then you can only get the money back by cheque, posted to your address. Bit of a bugger if your usual currency isn't GBP. Tim.