[Gllug] Oyster cards vulnerable?

[Christopher Currie]

On  Sat, 26 Jan 2008 20:08:06 +0000 Ben Whyte <ben at whyte-systems.co.uk> wrote:

>
> > Paper monthly travelcards are the same price as monthly Oyster
> > travelcards and are valid on more services (National Rail within the
> > zones, as well as London Overground, Tube, bus etc.) You need a valid
> > Photocard to buy or use them.
>
> Not true, if you have a travel card on your Oyster, its usable
> everywhere you can use the paper ticket.

I'm sorry: it's changed since some time last year, when a colleague of mine 
specifically could not use her Oyster on a national rail route that she 
wanted to use regularly. The TFL documentation I looked at only mentioned 
London Overground, tube, bus and tram, but I now see that 
guide-to-fares-and-tickets-08-01-02.pdf does say that you can now use them on 
National Rail.

Nevertheless a paper ticket prevents their tracking you for other purposes.
-- 
Christopher Currie	ccurrie at usa.net
"I'm thinking of writing a book on Followership Skills. But I'd hate to be the 
first."

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