norwichhammer 2:37 Thu Aug 25
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I'm going to the game tonight and parking at redbridge and getting the tube to Stratford. My question is on the TFL website they state 3 different prices 1 for oyster card, 2 contact less and single fare. Obviously I don't have an oyster so is the contact less payment cheaper than a single fare as return would work out quite expensive for 3 stops.
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gank
7:46 Thu Aug 25
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Mind the gap.
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The Stoat
7:41 Thu Aug 25
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It's four stops
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13 Brentford Rd
7:34 Thu Aug 25
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That was a one off ffs.
Got a ticket but will be on the opposite side of where I'm supossed to be as gonnna try and sit / staaaand wiv my cousin as I'm a bit of geezer.
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BetterthanKaka
5:14 Thu Aug 25
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Got a ticket or just steaming in tonight, Rd son?
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13 Brentford Rd
4:39 Thu Aug 25
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Strangely I will prob park at Redbridge tonight too as drove to work today. If the car park is not free You should park on the A12 / Eastern Ave parking spaces where the houses are just before the staion and walk a minute or two to the tube.
I may also park at the top of Leytonstone High Rd near Maryland rail station and walk but guessing traffic and parking will be a mare.
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norwichhammer
3:17 Thu Aug 25
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Redbridge is my only vial be option as I'm coming from Norwich so driving down. It's got a car park and just off the M11 so not as much traffic(hopefully) to get in and out quickly.
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wanstead_hammer
3:05 Thu Aug 25
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Good choice Redbridge.
It's only about 10 minutes to Stratford on the underground.
Then quick getaway after. (Allow a bit of time getting back to Stratford after the game though. Madhouse!)
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Dan M
3:02 Thu Aug 25
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Good tip for anyone using contactless: Register your card on the TFL website. Why? Because if for some reason you don't tap in or tap out correctly (which happens much more often that you think - especially going to and from football when often all barriers are open and staff wave you through) the system will charge you more than your journey would normally cost. But if you periodically check online you'll find that it flags these journeys and lets you correct them - and then refunds the extra payment.
TFL recently admitted they make millions every year on overcharging "incomplete" journeys.
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Ricky
2:58 Thu Aug 25
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Yes mate. Yellow pads on the ticket barriers. It will make single beep. If it makes no noise or a double beep it hasn't registered it. You will be fine at Redbridge but at Stratford as its so busy it's easy to just get swept through. Yes, one scan start and finish of each journey
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simon.s
2:55 Thu Aug 25
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Just touch in and out with your card on the yellow reader.
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norwichhammer
2:54 Thu Aug 25
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Is that at the yellow machine's? And I just have to scan my card at the start and end of my journey ect?.
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Ricky
2:51 Thu Aug 25
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100% use contactless mate. Just make sure you tap in and out properly!
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simon.s
2:51 Thu Aug 25
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Well I use my bank card, when I don't have any cash on the oyster, and the cost of the journey is the same.
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norwichhammer
2:49 Thu Aug 25
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Ok nice one Simon just TFL wasn't very clear as like you say contactless is marginally more expensive than oyster but £3 cheaper than a single fare.
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simon.s
2:44 Thu Aug 25
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Contactless should be same as the oyster fare. Use your card.
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