[Gllug] Oyster cards vulnerable?

[Daniel P. Berrange]

On Fri, Jan 25, 2008 at 02:52:02PM +0000, Rob Crowther wrote:
> John G Walker wrote:
> > 
> > If you check your payment history on the TfL website it looks like it
> > does connect centrally. If you use pay as you go, which I do, it
> > deducts £4 - the maximum charged for an Oyster journey - from your
> > credit when you enter the tube system, then credits you with an
> > appropriate amount when you leave the tube system. You're charged the
> > standard rate when you get on a bus.
> >
> I don't see any pay-as-you-go history on the website, as I've always 
> topped that up through ticket machines at the tube station and only buy 
> the monthly travelcard online.  It does say something about this on the 
> payment website but I can't recall the exact details.

The TFL employees can definitely see at least some history from your
cards. I switched a pay-as-you god card to a season ticket one time
and the guy behind the counter could see all the 'unresolved' journeys
where I'd touched-in, but not touched-out. Dunno if they have details
of all other journeys too, or if they only persist data on unresolved
journeys...

Dan.
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