Anyone with a travelcard on Oyster been penalised for not touching in or out?

katejo

I have an annual gold card on my Oystercard. I frequently use London Overground. More and more I am seeing ticket inspectors by the exits and on the trains because so many stations have no gates at the exit. There are often police to support the revenue staff. I am curious to know if anyone with a travelcard has had a penalty notice for not having touched in or out even though they are within their allowed zones and so have nothing to pay?
At Tottenham Hale there are often 2 staff members who almost shout at passengers to touch in on the route validator between the overground and tube even though travelcard holders mostly don't need to do so.

benjus

I have an annual gold card (Zones 2-5) which I mostly use on DLR and national rail. I'm lazy and only touch in or out if there's a gate in the way (or if I'm going to zone 1). I often only have to touch in/out at one end of my rail journey (usually at the start). For the DLR part there are no gates so I never bother touching in or out. I've been on DLR trains with ticket inspectors several times and no problems...

yorkie2

katejo wrote: »

I have an annual gold card on my Oystercard. I frequently use London Overground. More and more I am seeing ticket inspectors by the exits and on the trains because so many stations have no gates at the exit. There are often police to support the revenue staff. I am curious to know if anyone with a travelcard has had a penalty notice for not having touched in or out even though they are within their allowed zones and so have nothing to pay?.

If you stay within your zones, there is nothing to pay and no penalty can be applied.

If you have gone outside the zones (or are suspected of doing so, or attempting to do so) you may be given a Penalty Fare (if it was believed to be a mistake) or reported for prosecution (if believed to be deliberate).

katejo

yorkie2 wrote: »

If you stay within your zones, there is nothing to pay and no penalty can be applied.

If you have gone outside the zones (or are suspected of doing so, or attempting to do so) you may be given a Penalty Fare (if it was believed to be a mistake) or reported for prosecution (if believed to be deliberate).

Today the revenue staff have been checking tickets on the trains. I joined the Overground train at Harringay Green Lanes (within my zones 1-3). I didn't touch in at Harringay as I didn't need to. As I walked along the platform, a member of station staff called me back to touch in. I told him that i didn't need to as I had a gold card and got on the train. My ticket was checked again on the train without any problem and, when I got off, a team of about 10 ticket inspectors was waiting. I couldn't be bothered with an argument so I did touch out. However it does irritate me when they assume that everyone who doesn't touch in/out is evading payment. Plenty of us have travelcards. I only make sure I touch in/out if I am going outside my zones and so need to pay something.

yorkie2

They do have the right to check tickets though, so if they are looking for people not touching in/out, they can call you back and ask you to either do so, or present a valid ticket/pass for inspection.