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In London (UK) you just get charged the next day. No pre-charge. The chances of someone having a card that won't accept a ten quid charge is fairly minimal and
by esotericn 8y ago
In London (UK) you just get charged the next day. No pre-charge.
The chances of someone having a card that won't accept a ten quid charge is fairly minimal and TfL just ban cards that get declined.
- microcolonel 8y agoThat's cool, why do people bother with Oyster then? I get it if you're trying to delegate it to a minor, but why do adults use something other than a credit card?
- notahacker 8y agoOyster came first, and is still useful for tourists and other people who for whatever reason don't have contactless cards. And you can have prepaid season tickets on Oyster cards, which works for a lot of commuters
- frosted-flakes 8y agoCan you load a season/discounted fare pass on a credit card?
- microcolonel 8y ago> Can you load a season/discounted fare pass on a credit card? When it comes to discounts, you can accomplish that by identifying the card as a discounted fare card. When it comes to a season pass, just identify the card then don't process a payment. As for the feasibility of this, I don't know, but there is almost certainly a viable mechanism for each of these things.
- esotericn 8y agoYou cannot put a railcard on a contactless card. Very roughly, age 30-60 aren't eligible for discounts. Older or younger than that are. It should be possible for TfL to accomplish this but thus far it's not done.