OYSTERCARDS - THE ONLY THREAD!

[Starkey7]

I have a 16-25 thing, and I have successfully linked it to my Oystercard - so mine tops out at £4.50. And I am not at a London university.

[Mitchell&BrownLook]

Ah right, so instead of using my NUS card I can use my 16-25 rail card. Fair enough, I will now investigate further.

Thank you both for your replies!

[Sam]

You don't even need to be at any university to have a 16-25 card

[Mitchell&BrownLook]

True, but you need to be at University to get one for free, like I have.

[Starkey7]

I had no idea that you could get one free! I would ask how you managed to wangle it free, but it's a bit late for me...

[Sam]

Student bank account deal maybe?

[Edgemaster]

Yep, NatWest do it each year, but only for accounts opened by 10th Oct.

I now have 2, one paid for one, one free.

Of course, only one can be linked to my Oyster at a time.

There are 18+ student photocards for London Uni students, but they only give discounts on longer travelcards.

I didn't realise the cap was £4.50, I hit it on saturday for the first time, I think that you no longer have to hit the full cap before you get the reduction...

[Sam]

18+ Oyster cards give you discounts on Weeklys or longer which is much better value than capping out each day....

[palkanetoijala31]

Ok for some1 whom isnt a student an oap (although close) and whom doesnt even use it much shall i just buy a card with £20 credit on it for each of my full networks.?

[Sam]

Avoid pay as you go oyster on full networks at all costs!!

Sometimes journeys made on my network time out... which is just crazy let alone trying to do a full network on one.

[Going Underground]

OK So I want to get an Oyster card so I just pay £1.00 for a bus journey instead of £2.00.. So I just go to Hatton Cross and ask for a pay as you go Oyster which should cost me £3.00

[Sam]

Even just asking to buy an oystercard would get you the same thing.

Come on Kevin, I thought you were a clever man

[Going Underground]

I am but Oyster cards do my nut in

[Sam]

You think you have issues with oyster... think how I feel!!

[tangy]

...which is just crazy let alone trying to do a full network on one.

I disagree with you Sam, I have done all my Tube Challenges (including full networks) with my trusty Oyster card I believe it is ideal for Tube Challenges..well it is a Z1-9 Freedom Pass! In addition you can get a printout of the journey log as a bit more evidence to GWR.

This facility did come in very useful during a Z1 starting at Notting Hill Gate, in which I made a bit of a cock up on, not realising I didn't visit Earl's Court during my route, but did sign out there, thus got a printout of my journey log as evidence foir the challenge time!