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Looks like Hatton–Lapworth has gone up to 164. Going to renew today. Edit: In Victoria station now. Chap is having trouble printing it on Gold stock ...

I have to resolve quite a few unfinished journeys every month, definitely more than three. Most happen because they leave the barriers open at rush hour where I work and the current of people tends to push you along quite quickly so I tend to tap the card and keep walking; half the time it...

Heathrow Express has just withdrawn carnet tickets because of the new ticket barriers at Heathrow and wants to exchange the unused journeys for directional singles. Bit annoying if you like the flexibility of using them as you see fit rather than having to plan in advance. I’ve suggested my...

Urghhhhh Let me guess, still no on board hot food either? A man can dream.

At my parents' station it's going from a slow through-train to Waterloo in the evenings to a service only as far as Southampton Central, with a twenty minute wait or so for the fast service. I will probably start using a car for that journey if the change goes ahead. I really don't like the...

So the fraudster simply fails to touch in ...? Those commuter services are too busy for regular inspections, and he can claim (potentially quite legitimately) that he has a valid ticket and attempted to touch in but something didn't quite work properly. I used to take the tube to work every...

Could be issued as a two-part Oyster card and paper card, like a TfL annual travelcard is.

Okay, I was wrong again. The transaction did initially appear on the "journey history" on tfl.gov.uk at £2.40. Refreshing the page this morning caused it to change to £1.60. :)

I think I will have to amend my glowing review. While I asked the guy to set the Gold Card Discount, I was fairly sure I saw him pick National Railcard discount from the list. At the time I assumed they were synonymous for TfL purposes, but now I see they aren’t and I have been charged the non...

I think it is perfectly reasonable for an employee to safeguard his employer’s interests. Of course rail employees are not paid based on the performance of the company as a whole and their individual contribution to the bottom line so if I were them I would say “computer says yes”. But I hold...

Just been to Liverpool Street to purchase one of these. I began by asking for an “Annual Gold Card”, didn’t want to be issued a ticket on non-gold stock. Took the guy a minute to find Lapworth: at one point he gave me a map of the Gold Card Area and asked me to point it out, which would have...

Marginal benefit? Saves me about £80 a month :D (That's actually why I'm on this thread—I have a Zone 1/2 Oyster card which counts as a gold card, but since I've started walking home from work the economics of renewing an annual season ticket no longer add up. I still want the gold card benefit...

pitdiver has a staff priv card, unless I misunderstood. I don't think a Gold Card adds anything on top of that?

Your gold card entitles those who travel with you a number of discounts. But they cannot be exercised without the holder. Also, you can use your gold card to purchase a separate railcard for yourself or for another, for a fixed price of £10. In that case, you would not need to travel with the...