London tube travel

mackin01

dggar wrote: »

does your son have any form of railcard? if so he can get that loaded on to an oyster card and get 1/3 off travel. (that option is not available for contactless debit cards.)

thanks but no he doesn't

landsberger64

He can actually buy an Oystercard from a machine (cost £5, some of which is refunded if you request and return it), and load that. And use cash to load and purchase it

Laz123

Or you can buy and load an Oyster card at most newsagents.

wealdroam

landsberger64 wrote: »

He can actually buy an Oystercard from a machine (cost £5, some of which is refunded if you request and return it), and load that. And use cash to load and purchase it

As indicated in post#9, the whole of that £5 deposit is refundable.

Confirmed on TfL's website:

When you get a new Oyster card, you'll need to pay a £5 deposit. If you decide you don't need it anymore, return your Oyster card to us and we'll refund your deposit.

landsberger64

wealdroam wrote: »

As indicated in post#9, the whole of that £5 deposit is refundable.

Confirmed on TfL's website:

This was a lot easier when London Underground still had ticket offices...

giraffe69

landsberger64 wrote: »

This was a lot easier when London Underground still had ticket offices...

Why? I got my deposit back from a machine trivially.

Kite2010

landsberger64 wrote: »

This was a lot easier when London Underground still had ticket offices...

The TVMs can give refunds upto £10, with a member of staff available to assist if required.