Oyster
The Oyster card, an electronic pass that has begun to replace paper
tickets, can be used on all of London's buses, with paper tickets
having recently been made more expensive in order to encourage passengers
to use the card. Cards can be applied for through the post or online,
with Adult Oyster cards also being available from Oyster Ticket
Stops. The most simple way to use an Oyster card is pay-as-you-go,
where the card is 'topped-up' online or at a touch-screen at certain
tube stations and can then be used as a ticket, with the price of
journeys being deducted from the card. If several journeys are made,
the total deducted in one day is capped at a maximum. Oyster Cards
can also be charged up with various Travelcards3 for either the
tube or just for bus travel, the latter being cheaper but only available
from certain newsagents (referred to as 'Oyster Ticket Stops').
If you ask for a zone 1-4 bus pass for your Oyster Card at a tube
station, they will stare blankly at you. |
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