How accurate are the route annotations for alternative fares in TfL's Single Fare Finder?
Upvote:2
When it comes to point to point fares like this, the zones are only really binding when it comes to paper tickets or Travelcards - if you have a validated pay as you go Oyster card or contactless card then there would be no way for a ticket inspector between Clapham Junction and Richmond to know if you intended to leave the train or to change when you got there, and having a validated card means you have a valid ticket to travel (which wouldn't be the case if you were at Clapham Junction with a Zones 3-6 Travelcard, for example).
Condition 7.2 of the Conditions of Carriage (http://content.tfl.gov.uk/tfl-conditions-of-carriage.pdf) makes a distinction between "a ticket that is valid and available for the journey you are making" and "a validated Oyster card, Oyster photocard or other smartcard, when you are paying as you go, showing a record of the start of your journey [or] a validated contactless payment card", which would tend to agree with the idea that Oyster or Contactless fares are valid between station pairs, with or without intermediate pink validator touches, regardless of zones - but then Condition 7.3 gives an exception to this if it is believed you are trying to defraud TfL.
If there was engineering work on the Kingston loop and the only available route to Richmond was via Clapham Junction, it's not clear whether the "avoiding zones 1 and 2" fare would be available for journeys via Clapham Junction and Richmond (there's no upcoming work on that line that I could find in order to check).
The most correct answer is that it's not really valid - but there is no practical way for anybody to know if you got to Richmond via Kingston or via Clapham Junction. However, if you're suspected of trying to get a cheaper fare than you should pay, then you may have your Oyster or Contactless card removed or banned from the service.
More post
- 📝 Paneer in the hand-luggage within the EU?
- 📝 Canada to Greenland - what are the options?
- 📝 Vietnamese customs/paperwork
- 📝 Evisa (Tourist) for turkey, I have a valid Austrailian visa will that help?
- 📝 Travelling from DEL - YVR - LAX on Air Canada. I have a 1 hour 40 min layover. Enough Time? Pre-clearance?
- 📝 Is a pcp air gun allowed on a flight to Indonesia
- 📝 Can I check-in even though my e-visa will arrive an hour after boarding? (for Vietnam transit)
- 📝 How much time will it take to get my passport back if I am applying for multiple Schengen visa countries?
- 📝 I have a visa for Belgium. Is it required for Paris too?
- 📝 Family booking of 35-40 people on Indian Railways - is it possible?
- 📝 Leaving and Returning to the UK as a US citizen
- 📝 B2 visa 181 days divided between two separate stays during 2017 in USA. Is this ok?
- 📝 Is there a bookstore at Heathrow with a good selection of LP or Moon guides?
- 📝 How to get from Belize City to Tikal?
- 📝 GRU (Guarulhos) Check In without going through Immigration (Terminal 3)
- 📝 COVID-19 - should I cancel our trip to Japan?
- 📝 Is there a difference between passport stamp on visa or on other page?
- 📝 Chinese visa required for Hong Kong visit?
- 📝 Do I need to have a passport for domestic flights in India after 22nd of January, 2018?
- 📝 Applying for a Schengen visa for a second time; what documents should I attach?
- 📝 Travel to England before a possible move in the future
- 📝 L/100 km or km/L? which one is used? I am planning travel in Mexico & Colombia by car
- 📝 Is it a must to have your flight ticket when applying for a visa?
- 📝 UK Standard Visa - Bank Statements
- 📝 Does a UK entry ban affect travel to other countries?
- 📝 Declaring at an airport with Diabetes
- 📝 Entering Germany with COVID-19 border regulations
- 📝 What documents are required when travelling to the US under a B1/B2 visa?
- 📝 Can you bring vitamins into China?
- 📝 Can I travel within the USA with 3 months left to my passport but valid student visa?
Source: stackoverflow.com
Search Posts
Related post
- 📝 How accurate are the route annotations for alternative fares in TfL's Single Fare Finder?
- 📝 How can I find out the default route assumed by TfL's Single Fare Finder?
- 📝 Are there signs for Route des Grandes Alpes in Menton, Sospel or anywhere near the end of the route?
- 📝 How to apply for a Schengen visa when the travel dates are uncertain
- 📝 For those who are visiting the UK, how long is the time to clear immigration?
- 📝 How many cats are there on "Cat Island" Aoshima, Japan these days? Still a destination for "cat tourists" after the 2018 population control measures?
- 📝 America the Beautiful pass or single entry - What are the admission fees for CA national parks?
- 📝 How strict are the residency checks for Interrail passes for non-EU citizens?
- 📝 What accurate offline GPS apps are there for the whole island of Cyprus?
- 📝 How much are the mandatory undisclosed fees for car rentals in Mexico?
- 📝 How liable are you for the misconduct of travel companions?
- 📝 How are zone-boundary cities treated for the purpose of redemption travel?
- 📝 Why expense details are asked for UK business visa? How can I say the trip expenses are to be taken care by my employer in the application form?
- 📝 How can I find where the cars for a particular rental car office are located? Where are the cars for Goldcar at Málaga train station?
- 📝 How much does the airline fare for a particular route fluctuate?
- 📝 Return ticket and bank statements: are these the most important criterion for passing the UK border check? How to prepare well in advance?
- 📝 How can my brother pass the B1/B2 visa interview if he is single and has been unemployed for years?
- 📝 For multi-city flights, how can I find the cheapest flights if my dates are flexible?
- 📝 How specific are the requirements for images submitted to create Irish passport cards?
- 📝 How are the ranks of the first class fares with Alaska Airlines used?
- 📝 Which "travel vaccinations" are available for free with the NHS in the UK?
- 📝 How many people are refused entry by the CBP?
- 📝 How to apply for a Schengen visa from the UK if my visa expires in less than 90 days?
- 📝 How can one travel to South Africa after previously having been banned for an overstay, after the ban has expired?
- 📝 How to change a Schengen visa with single entry valid for only 15 days?
- 📝 How do I find out if cars are allowed to drive on a particular off-road track in the UK?
- 📝 How to find the cheapest destination for a meetup of friends from several countries?
- 📝 Where are the screens for the Prestige class bassinet seats on Korean Air Boeing 777-300ER?
- 📝 What are the considerations for doing a short-term (i.e. two month) work exchange in China?
- 📝 How common are campground bans on single travellers?