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Has anyone used their contactless card to travel in London? It sounds easy enough but I'm slightly nervous of doing it. I got used to oyster cards quick enough but it seems weird to not actually buy some form of ticket first. It's just the next step and I want to embrace it but I don't want to stand at the ticket machine looking silly. :D

I guess after a few goes I'll be comfortable with it.

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I see it done a lot (I travel by Tube every day) - I don't have a contactless card, otherwise I would probably be doing it. I assume that you don't get the discount/fare capping that you get with Oyster though?

 

I've got my Oyster card on automatic top-up so as soon as it falls below £10 it 'refills' from my bank account. I used to have a season ticket but since I'm working my notice period and will be giving up the daily commute in a few weeks ( :dance: ) I didn't bother to renew it last year.

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Thanks, Princess Leia - that's really useful as I didn't know how it worked. I expect all future cards will be contactless and it will do away with the need for Oyster cards to some extent.

 

I often see people using them in coffee shops.

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