Originally Posted by Andrew Webber
http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tfl/fares-tickets/2006/downloads/tfl-fares-2006.pdf#page=10
I'm fascinated by the Oyster card, I don't remember that option before. It sounds like the £3 deposit is refundable only by mail, which probably discourages people. But the pay-as-you-go, at reduced fares, capped at the cost of a 1-day Travelcard, seems like the best of all worlds and makes the Oyster card a no-brainer. Am I right in that? Is it practical to use the ticket machines to put in a 1-day Travelcard every day? I wouldn't want to make a significant deposit on the card and then not use it.
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If you scroll down this page, it gives the capping amounts. You can still buy paper tickets (double the cost of Oyster rates in zone 1) or a one day travelcard (£4.90 for zone 1-2 after 093), however the Oystercard capped rates will always be cheaper, so it starts deducting the single fare rates, then stops when you reach the cap - generally 50p less than the travelcard rate.
http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tfl/fares-tick...06.pdf#page=10
This is the info about Oyster:
http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tfl/fares-tick...er/general.asp
Paper travelcard rates:
http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tfl/fares-tick...card-day.shtml