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Tfl Oyster card prepay or pay as you go?
RealElement47
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If I prepay an Oyster card for a months travel pass would it be cheaper than pay as you go using lots of buses and tubes over the next month?
I thought somebody said there is a cp the same as a prepaid monthly?
I thought somebody said there is a cp the same as a prepaid monthly?
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You don't use an Oyster card for travel by car.
Try asking a mod to move it to Public Transport.0 -
You will need to do the maths. Oyster fares are the same as contactless payments on a debit card, but there is a daily cap on the oyster charges that you might hit if you use "lots of buses & tubes" in one day, making the oyster card cheaper.
https://www.londontoolkit.com/briefing/oystercard.htmI want to go back to The Olden Days, when every single thing that I can think of was better.....
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Get a car, public transport is terrible.0
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Isn’t there a cap on debit/credit cards also?You will need to do the maths. Oyster fares are the same as contactless payments on a debit card, but there is a daily cap on the oyster charges that you might hit if you use "lots of buses & tubes" in one day, making the oyster card cheaper.
https://www.londontoolkit.com/briefing/oystercard.htm0 -
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Just touch in/out with a debit card as you go. If you make enough journeys whereby a month's card would be cheaper, it'll just charge you that.
The point of PAYG is that it'll always work out the cheapest ticket for you.0 -
Why would anybody ever pay upfront?Supersonos wrote: »Just touch in/out with a debit card as you go. If you make enough journeys whereby a month's card would be cheaper, it'll just charge you that.
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Well contactless does not cap monthly so a monthly travelcard could easily turn out more economic if travelling in both peaksSupersonos wrote: »Good question and one I can't answer.
Also you will never get a maximum fare by being on the system too long
If you buy an annual travelcard you can get a gold card and get National rail discounts0
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