Avoiding 2013 prices rises for annual travelcard

bronzie

Last year when I tried to renew my travelcard in December at 2011 prices I was told I couldnt do so because the price is related to the first date of your new travelcard not when you buy it.

This year I am trying to dodge the same again, tried googling to see if I can hold more than one card so can I buy a new travelcard on a new oyster card in 2012 and then just let my current one expire but nothing is coming up?

Anyone have any idea or alternatives?

katejo

bronzie wrote: »

Last year when I tried to renew my travelcard in December at 2011 prices I was told I couldnt do so because the price is related to the first date of your new travelcard not when you buy it.

This year I am trying to dodge the same again, tried googling to see if I can hold more than one card so can I buy a new travelcard on a new oyster card in 2012 and then just let my current one expire but nothing is coming up?

Anyone have any idea or alternatives?

How far into January does your current card expire? Is it after the prices officially go up (usually approx 2nd Jan)? For many years I have had a card which has expired on Dec 31st or occasionally Jan 1st. I have always been able to renew it at Dec prices and avoid the increase for almost another year. I do the renewal well before Christmas.

redux

But if you leave a month unused that's like paying 8% extra anyway, or can you obtain a refund on the unused time?

katejo

I don't leave any unused/lose any days because they include the remaining days on the new card. So for example i renew on approx 19th December, pay for a year and have a card which expires the following December 31st. I think this option is only available to passengers buying the annual gold card.
Every year in early December, a poster appears in the tube stations to encourage passengers not to wait until Dec 31st or Jan 1st to renew.