 Oyster PAYG from Fenchurch Street
On Jul 17, 12:54 pm, "Paul Scott" <notvalidpmsc...@>
wrote:
> "Ian Jelf" <i...@bluebadge.> wrote in message
>
> news:KgMmiEkoqwfIFwha@bluebadge....
>
> > At one point yesterday I needed to get from Tower Hill to Shadwell.
>
> > With Tower Gateway closed and Bank/Monument restricted, I wondered if I
> > could take c2c from Fenchurch Street and change at Limehouse.
>
> > "On the spot" I wasn't sure if Oyster PAYG was valid out of Fenchurch
> > Street. (I now know it is but had no way of finding out then, short of
> > asking at the Fenchurch Street barrier.
>
> > The chap who was there plainly didn't understand the question and seemed
> > to to have heard of PAYG. He did say "yes" but I had the distinct
> > impression that he was only thinking in terms of Travelcards so in the end
> > I decided not to "risk" getting a high charge, or even losing my daily
> > cap.
>
> It's not just NR staff. Back in January, IIRC, when I was trying to sort out
> an unresolved journey involving Liverpool St suburban, a member of LU staff
> at Waterloo (Jubilee)insisted that PAYG was not yet available anywhere at
> all on NR. Despite the line in question having been valid for PAYG for quite
> a while at that time.
>
> Paul S
Error 57 is what you'll get if you try a PAYG Oystercard on an
gateline with Oyster readers that doesn't accept PAYG.
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