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Post by Deleted on May 9, 2015 18:46:03 GMT
Have any drivers experienced a passenger boarding their bus, touching in and then getting straight off again? It is a recommended way of breaking an OSI on PAYG but are drivers aware of it. It is explained here www.oyster-rail.org.uk/when-not-to-use-oyster/ I would feel a little self conscious getting on a bus simply to touch in before getting off again. |
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Post by Eastlondoner62 on May 9, 2015 19:36:21 GMT
Have any drivers experienced a passenger boarding their bus, touching in and then getting straight off again? It is a recommended way of breaking an OSI on PAYG but are drivers aware of it. It is explained here www.oyster-rail.org.uk/when-not-to-use-oyster/ I would feel a little self conscious getting on a bus simply to touch in before getting off again. For some reason, the comment keeps on vanishing. |
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Post by VPL630 on May 9, 2015 22:15:03 GMT
Have any drivers experienced a passenger boarding their bus, touching in and then getting straight off again? It is a recommended way of breaking an OSI on PAYG but are drivers aware of it. It is explained here www.oyster-rail.org.uk/when-not-to-use-oyster/ I would feel a little self conscious getting on a bus simply to touch in before getting off again. I've done it many times at Finsbury Park, never had an issue |
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Post by bookd on May 10, 2015 20:53:37 GMT
I am struggling to understand the benefit. If you take too long that would break the OSI anyway and you would be charged for two journeys; if you break it by touching in on a bus you would pay a bus fare as well. Either way, unless you are going somewhere and not coming back you would probably reach the daily cap as a result.
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Post by snoggle on May 10, 2015 21:46:05 GMT
I am struggling to understand the benefit. If you take too long that would break the OSI anyway and you would be charged for two journeys; if you break it by touching in on a bus you would pay a bus fare as well. Either way, unless you are going somewhere and not coming back you would probably reach the daily cap as a result. There can sometimes be a substantial benefit if it allows you to benefit from off peak rather than peak fares. A good example is the Euston - Watford line which has contra peak direction lower fares but if you touch in in Zone 1 before changing then you'll get whacked with high fares. Sometimes it is sensible to "break" an OSI because otherwise you end up with a massive linked up journey that can exceed max journey times meaning you get charged maximum fares. This can even happen if you have a Travelcard season but end up extending your trip outside your zones. I nearly got caught by this at Finsbury Park because of the way the validators work there. I agree with you that you need to be certain of exceeding the daily cap to make it sensible to incur a £1.50 charge on a bus. However that is something that regular PAYG users will keep an eye on. |
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Post by 6HP502C on May 10, 2015 22:33:24 GMT
I am struggling to understand the benefit. If you take too long that would break the OSI anyway and you would be charged for two journeys; if you break it by touching in on a bus you would pay a bus fare as well. Either way, unless you are going somewhere and not coming back you would probably reach the daily cap as a result. If you have a Zone 2-6 Travelcard and travel from Chelsfield to Forest Hill via New Cross/New Cross Gate, the Oyster system charges the user a Zone 1 fare. There is no Zone 2-6 fare defined if interchanging between the New Cross Stations. If you use a bus between the New Cross stations, the rail journey will be split in two and no further charge will be raised. |
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Post by ThinLizzy on May 11, 2015 14:55:38 GMT
Have any drivers experienced a passenger boarding their bus, touching in and then getting straight off again? It is a recommended way of breaking an OSI on PAYG but are drivers aware of it. It is explained here www.oyster-rail.org.uk/when-not-to-use-oyster/ I would feel a little self conscious getting on a bus simply to touch in before getting off again. I see a lot of people I my area, touch in and then ask 'Is this a 5?" or "Do you go to Romford?" only to then get off with the reply "no this is a 387" |
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Post by l1group on May 12, 2015 21:20:42 GMT
I use this to cut long journeys so I don't get charged maximum fare. As I'm in my last few months using a 16+ Oyster Card, I can use buses for free. There is a large benefit in doing this, as an enthusiast, I can end up making long journeys, which can lead to odds and ends. It can even help in the conventional journey, as Chiswick-Upminster via Waterloo and Stratford (c2c diverts) is somehow maximum fare!? The District line was shut Tower Hill-Bromley-by-Bow thus that was the quickest way!
I used it on Saturday on a C11 to literally touch in and leave the bus. I said to the driver "I'm touching in to break a journey" at West Hampstead Stations. Oyster time limits somehow become notable when you do long journeys on Oyster. Juggling between three Oyster cards on the London Overground Challenge (yes, the first time) nearly failed for me, so for that sort of journeys, I'd use a Travelcard.
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