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Is It Capped Once U Hit A Certain Amount In 1 Day As Travel All Zones And Not Had 1 Be And My Son Can Travel For Free As Long I Have Mine He Is 11 Is This Right

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  • dzug
    dzug Posts: 2,260 Forumite
    Yes it's capped at 50p less than the cost of a one day travel card for the zones you use.

    You won't get free travel for your son on the tube - only buses and trams. The age limit is 10.

    http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tickets/faresandtickets/1063.aspx

    The cheapest way would be for you to buy an off-peak travelcard instead of Oyster (so no 50p discount) - but you would be able to buy a £1 ticket for your son rather than him having to pay adult fare or going to the bother of getting a child rate photocard for him.
  • We took our 11 year old with us to London last week. Hubby bought his £1 Travelcard and had to queue up at a tube station to buy it - it's no longer available from machines as too many adults were using this as a loophole to get all day travel around London for £1.
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