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The same price capping that applies to the use of Oyster cards applies to the use of contactless cards (provided the same card is used for the day's journeys). The fare paid every day is settled with the bank and appears on the debit or credit card statement.
The price cap for Oyster card users was set at the price of an equivalent one-day, unlimited-ride Travelcard. [7] TfL has expanded its fare capping system since its introduction, adding 7-day caps and contactless bank card support in 2014. [3]: 11 Another early implementation of fare capping in Europe is in Dublin, starting in 2012.
Available as a standalone card, store loyalty card, or as an optional application on a smartcard id from partner organisations. June 2008. Boston: Cash Top Up Card: Brylaine Travel: 2018 Bournemouth: Glo Smartcard: Yellow Buses: Rolled out in 2010, Replaced by Yellow Buses "smartcard" July 2018. [73] The Key: More Bus: 2010 The Key UNIBUS ...
The first large scale adoption of smartcards for transport in Great Britain was by Transport for London (TfL) with the Oyster card. [6] It was initially only available on TfL services, but it has been progressively rolled out to National Rail services in and around Greater London. ITSO cards can also now be used on Oyster card readers. [7]
During the 2010s, public transport providers start to develop contactless payment as an alternative to stored value card. Contactless payment does not require a passenger to buy a stored value card and prepaid credit into it, instead, it is linked to the account specified by the payment method, for example, a credit card or a debit card, and ...
A monthly travelcard (valid for between 28 and 31 days depending on month) is sold for 3.84 times the price of a 7-day card, while annual travelcards are sold for the price of 40 7-day tickets. The price of a travelcard valid for between one month and one year will be the sum of the relevant number of months, plus a pro-rata monthly rate for ...
An adult single trip fare changes depending on zones. They range from £5.20 to £14.70 (or £4.80 to £13.50 if payment is made online, in app or with an oyster or contactless card). [10] There is a one third discount for holders of valid travelcards (excluding Family River Roamer tickets and fares for The O2 Express).
In January 2016, the Oyster and contactless system was extended to Gatwick Airport in Crawley, West Sussex, and the stations down that line (Horley, Salfords, Earlswood, Redhill and Merstham). [ 2 ] All stations accepting Oyster card but outside the publicised fare zones (except Stratford International) are put into secret zones, which are ...