Originally Posted by
hsmall
Sad geek as I am, I was looking at the TfL site which shows the three types of rail fares charged for Oyster payg, namely
- underground/overground/tram/"old" rail (i.e.where Oyster was accepted before Oyster acceptance was expanded to cover all rail routes)
- through journeys between rail and tube/tram etc.
- rail only
Types 1 and 2 have caps. Type 3 is not shown (at least
here) as having any cap. So am I correct that one can shuttle around South London keeping clear of tube or overground all day and never have the advantage of a cap?
No, you're incorrect - the same daily price caps apply regardless of whether the day's journeys have taken place on the Tube/LO/DLR (or 'old'/'PAYG legacy' rail), or on (NR PAYG tariff rated) rail services, or a combination of both. So 'type 3', as you term it,
is subject to a cap - which cap depends on which zones have been traversed of course.
(Also worth noting there's an Oyster PAYG 'bus only' cap, which is currently £4.00 - also there's no peak/ off-peak divide here, this cap applies at all times including the morning peak.)
If I am it seems an irritation for South Londoners (and I speak as a North Londoner
). It also seems odd because a price cap "earned" on the tube, applies (as I read it) to national rail as well within the relevant zones. Or maybe the "through" prioce caps apply?
I know: this question is very sad
See above.
What is a shame is that the old zones 2-6 daily price cap, along with the zones 2-6 Day Travelcard, have been discontinued as of the fares change at the start of the year - these offerings were neat if you weren't going into zone 1 as they offered a saving (and indeed one could still go into zone 1 by bus and take advantage of them).
So now (and since January 2nd), even if you don't go into zone 1 (by Tube/rail) during your days travels, you still have to pay for it
