FlyerTalk Forums - View Single Post - Is it possible to use an AMEX on the Tube? [Yes]
Old Mar 17, 2025 | 6:19 am
  #8  
Markie
Moderator: Hyatt Gold Passport & Star Alliance
40 Countries Visited
5M
All eyes on you!
25 Years on Site
 
Join Date: May 1998
Location: London, UK
Programs: UA-1K 3MM/HY- LT Globalist/BA-GGLfL
Posts: 12,757
Originally Posted by NWIFlyer
I expect this won't apply to the OP, but one airport to be aware of that currently isn't included in the TfL scheme is Stansted, to where Greater Anglia operate services as Stansted Express from Liverpool Street. You can tap in at Liverpool Street, but beyond Tottenham Hale (the first stop) Oyster/contactless payments are not valid so you cannot tap out.

There are warning signs at various stations en-route, but clearly many people miss them because there are plenty of reports of passengers being charged penalty fares.

There has been a proposal to extend the network to include Stansted for some time, but it seems no nearer realisation.
I am also told that the inspectors at Stansted are very good at handing out fixed penalty notices (£100) for those who think they can tap out at the airport.
Markie is offline