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5-10 Zip card holders with creditDecember 26, 2015

From next Saturday, 2nd January 2016, holders of 5-10 zip cards will no longer need to pay for any National Rail journeys within the zones. This is good news, but what if you already have some credit on your card. The helpdesk can arrange a refund, but a side-effect is that the card will be cancelled. As you need the card to benefit from the free travel that is obviously no good. There appear to be two options available at the moment: Read the rest of this entry »

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New fares available on TfL websiteDecember 18, 2015

Over the last few days the details of the new fares have been gradually added to the fares section of the TfL website. They seem to have taken my lead in some respects because there is now a page listing just caps and travelcards, although there is still too much duplication in my opinion. The single fare tables have not yet been updated, and I wonder whether they actually will be.

The single fare finder tool now has buttons to display 2015 or 2016 fares for any journey. It also includes the new fares for the Gatwick Airport extension, even though they won’t actually start until later in the new year.

I have published a new version of my caps and travelcards page with the details of the new prices. Note that 5-10 zip card holders will no longer be charged fares and thus won’t need to buy travelcards either. The effective off-peak caps for zones 4-6 for part-time workers and regular users have not yet been confirmed but I’ve included what I believe they will be.

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Absolutely bonkers fares from DartfordDecember 10, 2015

As anyone who reads this site regularly already knows, the Oyster fares system is ridiculously complicated. There are odd scenarios, particularly in the afternoon peak, where it can be cheaper to finish a journey in zone 1 than at the zone 2 station beforehand. However, this evening I’ve found a case where the cheapest route varies depending on the time of day you travel. Read the rest of this entry »

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Mihkel Kiil March 25, 2019 at 8:01 am on Gatwick Fares – A New TwistThanks, Mike. What would the price be if I used contactless, and did a journey
Jo March 24, 2019 at 6:34 pm on Peak, Off Peak and CapsMike When checking the TFL single-fare-finder for the cost of travelling from Bexley to Kensington
Mihkel Kiil March 23, 2019 at 10:49 pm on Gatwick Fares – A New TwistWhen travellling from Gatwick to Central London, and then doing more travel in central London
Keith White March 22, 2019 at 12:42 pm on Interchanging TrainsI note you get a lot of comments about Tottenham Hale. In my situation my
Nii March 22, 2019 at 12:19 pm on NR Stations Issuing Oyster CardsHi Mike, Please could you tell me: 1. is Broxbourne and theobalds grove included in
Nick March 22, 2019 at 8:39 am on Gatwick Fares – A New TwistHi Mike Do you know what the extension fare on an Oyster with a zones
Simon Maxwell March 21, 2019 at 2:51 pm on WimbledonHello David. How did you get your refunds? I can only assume you're touching in
Mark March 20, 2019 at 12:04 am on Mixing Oyster and Paper TicketsHi Mike, Many thanks for your reply. My main issue is when heading into town
Keith White March 19, 2019 at 12:21 pm on Daily Caps and Travelcards (2018)Oyster is available at Ware/Hertford East (called zone 11) but there are no listed Oyster
David Henton March 19, 2019 at 2:25 am on WimbledonIn reply to 7 March 2019. Yes the card readers at George Street are DEFINITELY
Mark March 18, 2019 at 11:25 pm on Mixing Oyster and Paper TicketsHi Mike, Useful website, many thanks. So, I have an annual gold card paper ticket
Lucie March 18, 2019 at 6:25 pm on When not to use OysterHi, We are a group of 4 adults (one of us is 60). We will
Barry March 17, 2019 at 1:25 pm on Railcards and DiscountsHi Mike As far as I can see, all of the discussion above relates to
Animesh March 16, 2019 at 10:47 pm on Daily Caps and Travelcards (2018)Hi Mike Firstly thank you greatly for your contribution and attention to the queries. I
centraluser March 15, 2019 at 8:19 am on Heathrow Express and Young PeopleA similar problem is that a Senior (or Disabled) railcard cannot be added to a
Nigel Dean March 15, 2019 at 7:08 am on The Epsom Story (Part 1)I regularly travel to Edgware Tube from Epsom via the district Line from Wimbledon both
Jacob March 13, 2019 at 8:53 am on Contactless vs OysterHi Mike. On top of what luke said, using the example below what would be
Simon Maxwell March 12, 2019 at 4:11 pm on WimbledonThis was about midday or 1 o'clock yesterday (Monday). How does one speak to a
Rob March 11, 2019 at 5:47 pm on Topping UpFurther to the above, Underground TVMs don’t take bronze (and many of them are increasingly
Simon Maxwell March 11, 2019 at 12:42 pm on WimbledonMike, TFL are a bunch of utter bloody crooks. I've just tried to use their

Archive for December, 2015

5-10 Zip card holders with creditDecember 26, 2015

New fares available on TfL websiteDecember 18, 2015

Absolutely bonkers fares from DartfordDecember 10, 2015

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