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London: Oyster Card Automatic Top-up
If you get an Oyster Card for use on London Transport, it can be
changed to provide automatic top-up of the amount on the card, charged to your credit card. This has to be arranged online, as far as I know, but the London Transport computer will not accept any postcodes that do not fit the UK standard (e.g., like W2V 0PJ). This would seem to make it impossible for US credit card holders or some others overseas to arrange auto top-up. However, it turns out that if you give all your credit card details correctly but put in a fake UK postcode for your billing address, it works OK. There may be a computer error, but eventually London Transport will clear that and send you an e-mail confirming the new arrangements. At least, that worked for me today. Larry in London |
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"Larry in London" wrote in message oups.com... If you get an Oyster Card for use on London Transport, it can be changed to provide automatic top-up of the amount on the card, charged to your credit card. This has to be arranged online, as far as I know, but the London Transport computer will not accept any postcodes that do not fit the UK standard (e.g., like W2V 0PJ). This would seem to make it impossible for US credit card holders or some others overseas to arrange auto top-up. However, it turns out that if you give all your credit card details correctly but put in a fake UK postcode for your billing address, it works OK. There may be a computer error, but eventually London Transport will clear that and send you an e-mail confirming the new arrangements. At least, that worked for me today. Larry in London And what happens if you lose the card and dont keep a record of the number ? Some lucky person gets free transport for life !! Can you image tfl being able to cancel an oyster just with the CC no ?? |
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London: Oyster Card Automatic Top-up
On Feb 1, 12:36 pm, "Miss L. Toe"
wrote: And what happens if you lose the card and dont keep a record of the number ? Some lucky person gets free transport for life !! No. You can't set up auto-top-up without registering the card, and to do that TfL need a record of your name and address, so the same details would be sufficient to have it blocked as well. Neil |
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"Neil Williams" wrote in message ps.com... On Feb 1, 12:36 pm, "Miss L. Toe" wrote: And what happens if you lose the card and dont keep a record of the number ? Some lucky person gets free transport for life !! No. You can't set up auto-top-up without registering the card, and to do that TfL need a record of your name and address, so the same details would be sufficient to have it blocked as well. But if he's anything like me, when I make up an address to work around a web site registration, I can't recall it if I need it tim |
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London: Oyster Card Automatic Top-up
But if he's anything like me, when I make up an address to work around a web site registration, I can't recall it if I need it You will have to use a real address to arrange auto top-up billed to your credit card, it is only the postcode that is a problem and you will not need to remember the false one. Once you register your Oyster card you have some protection against loss. Larry in Berkeley, California |
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In article om,
"Larry in Berkeley" wrote: But if he's anything like me, when I make up an address to work around a web site registration, I can't recall it if I need it You will have to use a real address to arrange auto top-up billed to your credit card, it is only the postcode that is a problem and you will not need to remember the false one. Once you register your Oyster card you have some protection against loss. Larry in Berkeley, California However registering your card allows you to be tracked. I merely pop my card in and top it up with cash to remain anonymous. |
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London: Oyster Card Automatic Top-up
"Larry in Berkeley" wrote in message ps.com... But if he's anything like me, when I make up an address to work around a web site registration, I can't recall it if I need it You will have to use a real address to arrange auto top-up billed to your credit card, it is only the postcode that is a problem and you will not need to remember the false one. I am obviously missing something here. I have been told that in the UK, it is the Postcode part of the customer address that is validated in a CNP transaction. This is because it is the part with numbers, that can be entered easily into the standard 10 button keypad that most retailers will already have. tim |
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On 2 Feb, 20:20, "tim....." wrote:
"Larry in Berkeley" wrote in glegroups.com... But if he's anything like me, when I make up an address to work around a web site registration, I can't recall it if I need it You will have to use a real address to arrange auto top-up billed to your credit card, it is only the postcode that is a problem and you will not need to remember the false one. I am obviously missing something here. I have been told that in the UK, it is the Postcode part of the customer address that is validated in a CNP transaction. This is because it is the part with numbers, that can be entered easily into the standard 10 button keypad that most retailers will already have. tim Who told you that? UK postcodes have letters as well as numbers eg BS8 1LR. Also, aren't you a bit confused? "CNP" stands for "customer not present". The keypad that retailers use (when the customer is present) is for the customer to enter their 4 digit PIN. |
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"contrex" wrote in message oups.com... On 2 Feb, 20:20, "tim....." wrote: "Larry in Berkeley" wrote in glegroups.com... But if he's anything like me, when I make up an address to work around a web site registration, I can't recall it if I need it You will have to use a real address to arrange auto top-up billed to your credit card, it is only the postcode that is a problem and you will not need to remember the false one. I am obviously missing something here. I have been told that in the UK, it is the Postcode part of the customer address that is validated in a CNP transaction. This is because it is the part with numbers, that can be entered easily into the standard 10 button keypad that most retailers will already have. tim Who told you that? two people. One of them the person in the shop performing a CNP transaction for me whilst I was there (can't remember why) UK postcodes have letters as well as numbers eg BS8 1LR. Yes, but they have enough digits to use as a secondary check. The chances of somone having the credit card registered at no 34, AA1 2BB when they really lived at no 34, BB1 2CC is slim Also, aren't you a bit confused? "CNP" stands for "customer not present". The keypad that retailers use (when the customer is present) is for the customer to enter their 4 digit PIN. Many people who have real shops also take telephone orders. They need to be able to perform these transactions with the same equipment. tim |
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