Renewal fee and current proof of address for Oyster 60+?

katejo

I first got my Oyster 60+ in  March 2023. The expiry date on the card and on my account isn't until 2030. However, last March, I had to pay £30 and provide fresh evidence that I was still living at the same address for it to continue. A friend,who is a few weeks older, also had to pay/provide proof in 2024 but hasn't received any reminder to do the same in 2025 and her card is still working. Has this requirement been suspended? 

flaneurs_lobster

Annual address checks were suspended/delayed because of the cyber attack on TfL's systems last year. They now say that the checks should now be expected on the anniversary of issuance.

Why were you charged £30? Initial application fee is £20, and the annual check fee thereafter is £10.

katejo

flaneurs_lobster said:

Annual address checks were suspended/delayed because of the cyber attack on TfL's systems last year. They now say that the checks should now be expected on the anniversary of issuance.

Why were you charged £30? Initial application fee is £20, and the annual check fee thereafter is £10.

I might have remembered the amount wrongly but my friend's anniversary was  earlier this month, after the cyber attack had been resolved. I also asked someone else who is several years older and now almost eligible for the freedom pass. She has never had to renew her 60+

t0rt0ise

katejo said:

flaneurs_lobster said:

Annual address checks were suspended/delayed because of the cyber attack on TfL's systems last year. They now say that the checks should now be expected on the anniversary of issuance.

Why were you charged £30? Initial application fee is £20, and the annual check fee thereafter is £10.

I might have remembered the amount wrongly but my friend's anniversary was  earlier this month, after the cyber attack had been resolved. I also asked someone else who is several years older and now almost eligible for the freedom pass. She has never had to renew her 60+

The renewal thing only started recently. Your friend who is older will have got hers under the old rules.

katejo

t0rt0ise said:

katejo said:

flaneurs_lobster said:

Annual address checks were suspended/delayed because of the cyber attack on TfL's systems last year. They now say that the checks should now be expected on the anniversary of issuance.

Why were you charged £30? Initial application fee is £20, and the annual check fee thereafter is £10.

I might have remembered the amount wrongly but my friend's anniversary was  earlier this month, after the cyber attack had been resolved. I also asked someone else who is several years older and now almost eligible for the freedom pass. She has never had to renew her 60+

The renewal thing only started recently. Your friend who is older will have got hers under the old rules.

I have since met someone else who is about 3 or 4 years older and she has always had to renew until this year. I am now just past my birthday but have still not heard anything on this. I looked at the relevant TFL web page today and there is nothing about this at all. It still just says that renewal is required.