Oyster Capping and then go outside of zone

[pjanvil]

Hi, I plan to do a bunch of journeys in zones 1-2 hitting the cap (starting in zone 1) later I plan to do a National Rail Oyster journey to Feltham Zone 6 starting at Oxford Circus changingat Vauxhall. My question is: Because I have already hit the 1-2 cap will I just be charged for a National Rail 2-6 journey or would this count and be charged as a whole 1-6 single journey and be charged as such?

As a related question if after reaching the 1-2 cap I went from Oxford Circus to Hatton Cross in Zone 5 (so no oyster changes) would I be charged the difference between a 1-5 journey and a 1-2 single or a whole 1-5 journey cost?

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Also if I did the Oxford Circus - Feltham journey via Waterloo would I need to touch out at Clapham and back in to only be charged for 2-6 or would it automatically only charge me for Zone 2-6,

 

[MikeWh]

Hi, I plan to do a bunch of journeys in zones 1-2 hitting the cap (starting in zone 1) later I plan to do a National Rail Oyster journey to Feltham Zone 6 starting at Oxford Circus changingat Vauxhall. My question is: Because I have already hit the 1-2 cap will I just be charged for a National Rail 2-6 journey or would this count and be charged as a whole 1-6 single journey and be charged as such?

As a related question if after reaching the 1-2 cap I went from Oxford Circus to Hatton Cross in Zone 5 (so no oyster changes) would I be charged the difference between a 1-5 journey and a 1-2 single or a whole 1-5 journey cost?

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Also if I did the Oxford Circus - Feltham journey via Waterloo would I need to touch out at Clapham and back in to only be charged for 2-6 or would it automatically only charge me for Zone 2-6,

On Oyster, if you travel beyond an existing cap the whole journey will be charged until you reach the cap for the new zones you have used. So for adults reaching the zone 1-2 cap of £8.10, you would be charged the full zone 1-6 fare(s) up to the new cap of £14.90. If the Oyster card is a normal blue adult one without a discount entitlement (eg Railcard), the journeys will be put through the back office at the end of the day. This will change the charge for the last journey to a zone 3-6 rail fare. The difference will be refunded next time you touch your Oyster card, or within two weeks if it's a small amount (under £1.50 I think). This doesn't happen with discounted Oyster fares.

If you want to ensure that you are only charged for a zone 3-6 journey at the time then you can get off at Putney and exit and re-enter as that is a dual zone 2/3 station.

 

[pjanvil]

Interesting they refund the difference at back office without a rail card but not with.

Thanks Interesting to have it clarified.