Tesla Posted January 12, 2015 Posted January 12, 2015 I'll just make my school buy the all day travelcard...
X-13 Posted January 12, 2015 Posted January 12, 2015 I like the shiny oyster card though... OMG SO EXCITED! Did you know it's just a chip and a wire inside plastic... Apply a bit of heat and you can extract the part that actually does something... and transplant it into whatever you want. Like a rubber duck.
Joanne Posted January 12, 2015 Posted January 12, 2015 Did you know it's just a chip and a wire inside plastic... Apply a bit of heat and you can extract the part that actually does something... and transplant it into whatever you want. Like a rubber duck. That. Would. Be..... AWESOME. Just scanning a little duck on the machines.... I HAVE SOME SPARE RUBBER DUCKS TOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
X-13 Posted January 12, 2015 Posted January 12, 2015 That. Would. Be..... AWESOME. Just scanning a little duck on the machines.... I HAVE SOME SPARE RUBBER DUCKS TOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You know what's not awesome? £70 fine for defacing the oyster card.
CAM Posted January 12, 2015 Posted January 12, 2015 That. Would. Be..... AWESOME. Just scanning a little duck on the machines.... I HAVE SOME SPARE RUBBER DUCKS TOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That would be impractical...but awesome.
X-13 Posted January 12, 2015 Posted January 12, 2015 That would be impractical...but awesome. Harry Potter wand is the best for confusing adults and impressing kids. Sonic screwdriver for teh nerds.
Joanne Posted January 12, 2015 Posted January 12, 2015 You know what's not awesome? £70 fine for defacing the oyster card. Dream killer.
X-13 Posted January 12, 2015 Posted January 12, 2015 Dream killer. Jedi rules. It was struck down, so now it will come back more powerful than I can imagine.
john Posted January 12, 2015 Posted January 12, 2015 I like it in winter when I used to keep my oyster in my glove so i just waved a hand over the barrier pad and they opened magical As for your pass @Little-Miss that needs replacing as one day it will go nahhhh like my old split one did It was the day I was running to catch a train...needless to say I missed said train
fiza Posted January 13, 2015 Posted January 13, 2015 I am getting a constant stream of emails from companies saying they will be at Bett and offering me a complimentary ticket to the Bett Show!! Its free to register anyway!!
VeryPC Posted January 13, 2015 Posted January 13, 2015 Well I am going up on Friday... ...will @VeryPC be frequenting the same place as last year? @BKGarry Several members of the team will be round and about throughout the show. We're just sorting who's going on which days and will publish our schedule soon. It will be a similar set up to last year, yes. Al
scotyboy56 Posted January 13, 2015 Posted January 13, 2015 Can someone help me, I am going up Thursday evening and coming back Saturday evening as I'm spending a day out in London, but just wondering how much should I put on an oyster card if I order one? Will £15 do me or is that to little?
Joanne Posted January 13, 2015 Posted January 13, 2015 I've put £15 on mine and if it isn't enough, you can top it up at the stations...
elsiegee40 Posted January 13, 2015 Author Posted January 13, 2015 (edited) Can someone help me, I am going up Thursday evening and coming back Saturday evening as I'm spending a day out in London, but just wondering how much should I put on an oyster card if I order one? Will £15 do me or is that to little? Do you have a credit or debit card that you can use contactless (It has the little radar symbol on it)? If so, I wouldn't bother with an Oyster card, just use your contactless card and TfL only charges you up to the cost of a one day travel card. Itf you don't have a contactless card, an Oyster card is good, and easy to top up... so don't worry if you don't put enough on to start. It is impossible to know how much is enough withiut knowing where you are staying and what you intend to do in the evenings, etc as costs vary as you cross TfL zones. https://www.tfl.gov.uk/fares-and-payments/fares Edited January 13, 2015 by elsiegee40
scotyboy56 Posted January 13, 2015 Posted January 13, 2015 Nope plain old boring card. I wouldn't trust the contactless payment anyway, just freaks me out a little tbh. But thanks for the advice with topping up the card etc. Can I use the oyster card on the busses as well?
elsiegee40 Posted January 13, 2015 Author Posted January 13, 2015 Nope plain old boring card. I wouldn't trust the contactless payment anyway, just freaks me out a little tbh. But thanks for the advice with topping up the card etc. Can I use the oyster card on the busses as well? Yes you can. Buses don't accept cash any more in London. You must use oyster or contactless
scotyboy56 Posted January 13, 2015 Posted January 13, 2015 Might cycle actually, thinking about it. Any idea how much the bikes cost etc? and are they oyster cards as well (Sorry I'm not a city kinda guy)
rickjames Posted January 13, 2015 Posted January 13, 2015 I've never used one but I think if your journeys are under 30 minutes it's £2 for the whole day. So take it out, find a docking station, dock out again, if you follow my drift. Cycled from mine (SE11) to Canary Wharf often, can't imagine this will be much different.
elsiegee40 Posted January 13, 2015 Author Posted January 13, 2015 Any idea how much the bikes cost etc? and are they oyster cards as well (Sorry I'm not a city kinda guy) More about the 'Boris Bikes' here http://www.tfl.gov.uk/modes/cycling/barclays-cycle-hire
john Posted January 13, 2015 Posted January 13, 2015 Might cycle actually, thinking about it. No borris bike docks that side of London we are a bit to ghetto still in the East and South East.
rickjames Posted January 13, 2015 Posted January 13, 2015 No borris bike docks that side of London we are a bit to ghetto still in the East and South East. Ah, have my own bike so not a problem on that end. In no rush to decide but my goal in 2015 is use TFL/public transport as little as possible. As of now I've spent £4.80 on two singles to play football every Monday, so not bad so far.
timbo343 Posted January 16, 2015 Posted January 16, 2015 Just seen this on twitter If anyone is interested in going to the @Bett_show next Friday then @EasiPC is running a FREE bus from Northampton. Pls RT Thought i would share it with the group!
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