SPAM-HIGH.Re: SPAM-LOW-DAMMIT.Re: [Gllug] ist that right that the Oyster card got RFID on it?

[Russell Howe]

On Wed, Jan 17, 2007 at 12:33:15AM +0000, Matthew King wrote:
> "Russell Howe" <rhowe at siksai.co.uk> writes:
> > You pay a £3 (?) deposit, refundable upon return of the card, so
> > assuming you return the card when done with it, I don't see why not.
> 
> That rather defeats the object of a throw-away card then. When I have
> used public transport my journey usually finished at the end of a piddly
> little bus route out in the sticks, often quite late at night, and a
> refund would not be possible.

There's nothing to preclude you holding onto the card until you're next
in civilisation (although they'd be holding onto your £3 all the while!)

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