tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33236386.post6141395455781704825..comments2023-11-14T09:15:59.661+00:00Comments on City Hall: Oyster Cards at Romford StationRoger Evanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04839182217428381247noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33236386.post-42455708124446430052009-09-25T10:29:14.397+01:002009-09-25T10:29:14.397+01:00I had this problem the end of last week, I had add...I had this problem the end of last week, I had added money onto my pre-paid card and got to Romford, tried to get through barrier (couldn't) and was fined £20 - I explained to inspector I had no idea I could not use my oyster card there (after all it is a zone 6, I had the money on card and thought it acted in the same way as a travelcard) - he just proceeded to issue fine telling me I had travelled without a valid ticket - I offered to pay whatever it was I was supposed to as I genuninely had no idea I would encounter this - he was having none of it, the experience was very upsetting, there was no information along my journey suggesting I was doing anything wrong or should do otherwise - I will appeal against thisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33236386.post-65910662223149901552009-09-22T02:01:15.213+01:002009-09-22T02:01:15.213+01:00my 16 year old daughter was frog marched to the st...my 16 year old daughter was frog marched to the station ATM by staff after receiving a on the spot penalty after having already topped up an oyster card in the mistaken belief that they were accepted at Romford why stop this service at Goodmayes makes no sense when its advertised misleadingly at Stratford not good enoughAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33236386.post-35904991505237283482009-03-25T23:44:00.000+00:002009-03-25T23:44:00.000+00:00Well the barriers at romford station are gone now ...Well the barriers at romford station are gone now - i wonder if it will be replaced with oyster accepting machines..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33236386.post-50636633909559380322009-02-11T11:37:00.000+00:002009-02-11T11:37:00.000+00:00Well you probably voted for Boris and he wanted to...Well you probably voted for Boris and he wanted to get rid of Oysters altogether, probably because they favour the less well off. You reap what you sew as the saying goes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33236386.post-92094718017751792122008-08-07T12:39:00.000+01:002008-08-07T12:39:00.000+01:00I ran into this little problem when I was in Londo...I ran into this little problem when I was in London last. Not living in the UK, when I was last in London on business, I asked a London Underground staff member if a prepaid Oyster would get me to Blackheath station via London Bridge and he answered "yes". I then purchased one (a £3 "deposit"), charged it up and went on my journey. 2 single tube tickets journeys, I discovered in London Bridge that my newly purchased prepaid oyster card would not work on the overground network.<BR/><BR/>I was livid - the cost of two underground singles plus a single to Blackheath was far more than an off-peak travel card. Did I get compensation for this poor advice? Did I hell. <BR/><BR/>For a supposed international city, London has a lot to learn from the likes of Geneva, Zurich or Paris.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com