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Sun, 07/22/2007 - 19:39
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For infrequent travellers, which is better Oyster Card or the daily and weekly pass? I think I am better off with the daily pass as I think I lost money today.
Can anyone share their experiences?

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Sun, 07/22/2007 - 21:32
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The oyster card is advertised as never costing a person more than a day pass.  It certainly is more convenient than standing in line for tickets, which can often be long.

Tue, 07/24/2007 - 19:52
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I had a Oyster ticket which is costing me about 1.50 per trip. So if you go either by bus or tube and change 4 times it is costing more than a daily pass of 4.50 GBP.
So how is an Oyster card more cheaper than a daily pass? Am I missing something?
 
I see Oyster card being promoted all over the places even in the booths but they are not telling me how much more expensive it is going to be after a certain amount of trips.
I need someone to agree or disagree with me.
 

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Tue, 07/24/2007 - 20:14
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What’s supposed to happen is that the Oyster card is always the cheapest. If you use it less than what is needed to break even for a day pass, it will charge you only that amount. It will never charge you more than for a day pass, even if you travel a lot more on that day. That’s how it’s supposed to work. If it’s not, make sure you are touching in and out, and keep records of its misbehavior.