Transport For London Oyster Rip Off

FARE-COP

trinidadone wrote: »

I think you will find you are incorrect to say TFL have the right to deduct monies from a Oyster card without use. the conditions require you to "have a valid ticket for your journey"

This may be a slight diversion, but it's worth noting that you are not strictly correct in respect of relating this only to making 'your journey' On the DLR and London Underground you may be charged a penalty fare for failing to hold a valid ticket. That is because when checked you are within a controlled ticket area It is not true to say that you have to make a journey. Technically, you are required to hold a ticket to enter the platform or cross the red line. With PAYG you must touch-in and touch-out each time that you enter and leave the system. I do actually think you are attempting to make a mountain out of a molehill here. It seems that the lack of reaction to earlier news stories has made clear that this isn't something the majority of travellers have a great issue with As others have said, the system allows time for change of mind or cancelled trains and also provides the process to give you a full refund on the relatively rare occasions that this happens. If you are too idle to claim your refund, then don't blame TfL for keeping it.

trinidadone

FARE-COP wrote: »

This may be a slight diversion, but it's worth noting that you are not strictly correct in respect of relating this only to making 'your journey' On the DLR and London Underground you may be charged a penalty fare for failing to hold a valid ticket. That is because when checked you are within a controlled ticket area It is not true to say that you have to make a journey. Technically, you are required to hold a ticket to enter the platform or cross the red line. With PAYG you must touch-in and touch-out each time that you enter and leave the system. I do actually think you are attempting to make a mountain out of a molehill here. It seems that the lack of reaction to earlier news stories has made clear that this isn't something the majority of travellers have a great issue with As others have said, the system allows time for change of mind or cancelled trains and also provides the process to give you a full refund on the relatively rare occasions that this happens. If you are too idle to claim your refund, then don't blame TfL for keeping it.

Well the Oyster faires have now gone up, how lovely

robt_2

You really have an axe to grind don't you?

I hate to break it to you, but London is NOT the centre of the universe. Many fares go up all over the country.

trinidadone

robt wrote: »

You really have an axe to grind don't you?

I hate to break it to you, but London is NOT the centre of the universe. Many fares go up all over the country.

not by 20% they dont, and no i do not have a axe to grind, also, who said London is the centre of the universe???

robt_2

trinidadone wrote: »

not by 20% they dont, and no i do not have a axe to grind, also, who said London is the centre of the universe???

Yes, it must be a terrible hardship having a bus that is a flat fare of £1.20 instead of the previous £1.

trinidadone

robt wrote: »

Yes, it must be a terrible hardship having a bus that is a flat fare of £1.20 instead of the previous £1.

no not hardship, just daylight robbery, next?

robt_2

trinidadone wrote: »

no not hardship, just daylight robbery, next?

There is no point arguing with someone who thinks a £1.20 flat fare for a bus is daylight robbery.

Actually, looking back at the thread you don't care what anybody else has to say (usually because you are wrong), so, in your very own words, "lets agree to disagree".

trinidadone

robt wrote: »

There is no point arguing with someone who thinks a £1.20 flat fare for a bus is daylight robbery.

Actually, looking back at the thread you don't care what anybody else has to say (usually because you are wrong), so, in your very own words, "lets agree to disagree".

no body is arguing with you

FARE-COP

robt wrote: »

Actually, looking back at the thread you don't care what anybody else has to say (usually because you are wrong)

Spot on robt..........but no doubt trinidadone will tell us why we're wrong

trinidadone

since the fares have gone up, I have been paying 40P addittional per day, thats £2.00 addittional per week = £8.00 addittional per month, thanks Boris