Why is SW5 so small?

James Laver james.laver at gmail.com
Fri Aug 15 11:26:05 BST 2008


On 15/8/08 11:15, "Peter Corlett" <abuse at cabal.org.uk> wrote:

> On Thu, Aug 14, 2008 at 11:24:32PM +0100, Pedro Figueiredo wrote:
>> On Thu, Aug 14, 2008 at 11:10 PM, Dave Hodgkinson <davehodg at gmail.com> wrote:
> [...]
>>> Avoid the kangaroos.
>> that's the main reason i'm moving there.
> 
> Pretty much everywhere along the Wimbledon branch of the District line is
> roo-enabled, if you're not after any specific roo.
> 
> Some people say the Wimbleware service isn't reliable, but that's not true.
> I can rely on sufficient cancellations, late-runnings and general delays to
> get a refund of my fare on about a third of my journeys. Given the fare is
> GBP2 on Oyster and the refund is for the GBP4 cash fare, this works out to
> be quite a useful discount on travel.
> 

On PAYG they're supposed to refund the cost of the travel, but for
travelcards the £4 would apply. Are they cocking up the refunds too?

Cheers,
--James





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