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
- 📝 Dual UK/Canadian Citizens travelling to USA and Canada
- 📝 Netherlands Taxi Fare Estimation
- 📝 Any tips for parking in Nice, France to save money?
- 📝 Does DTW have faster security for United premier access holders?
- 📝 Is there a period of time that needs to pass before applying for a 2nd Indian E-visa?
- 📝 Walk from Vladivostok Airport to nearest hotel
- 📝 Will a train ticket to Singapore be accepted as proof of onward travel to fly one-way into Malaysia?
- 📝 Is it possible to drive from Bergen to Folgefonna?
- 📝 Can I seek help from UK embassy as ONLY a resident?
- 📝 Entering Greece with EU ID card by land
- 📝 Flight next month rebooked for a "technical stop" after only 30 minutes of flying
- 📝 Pegasus 20-kg travel allowance: one bag or multiple bags?
- 📝 What should be chosen as country of visit if I take travel insurance for Asian Countries
- 📝 Prepaid mobile phone package for Frankfurt, Germany
- 📝 Germany border restrictions for EU nationals Covid 19
- 📝 Can I go to England with my EU family member ID card?
- 📝 Difference between e-residence permit and common format residence permit for the purpose of transit through the UK?
- 📝 Use cycle path as pedestrian in Netherlands
- 📝 Heathrow: do I need to go through immigration in the terminal I arrived at?
- 📝 Crossing UK border with EEA family permit in old passport
- 📝 Can I get a Mexican tourist visa in the UAE as a foreigner?
- 📝 What is the APCONRGFEE on my Dollar Rent a Car receipt?
- 📝 Buying a German train ticket when there is no ticket machine at the departure station
- 📝 Where can a U.S. citizen get a Russian visa in Europe?
- 📝 train travel from amsterdam to belgium, paris and germany
- 📝 How can I reach Muiderslot castle from Amsterdam Central?
- 📝 U.S. B visa denied under 214(b) in the past, income improved, European passport may show stronger ties?
- 📝 I can't check in for tomorrow's flight without a Canada transit visa
- 📝 Traveling to Paris during the French strikes
- 📝 Greece - Multiple entry 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?