Buy Oyster card at Waterloo train station

This is a long thread that has me puzzled as to WHY.

Because I've always bought my Oyster cards online. We've never had a problem using then when we got there. If we did, there was a helpful person showing us how to reload the pounds, etc.

Right now I have three cards (not sure why we have so many) that we bought on our last trip there ... I intend to use them next April.

I'm not sure but you might try http://www.visitlondon.com. Or just google Oyster Cards.

I just googled Oyster Cards and came up with http://*******.com/ycap949ewhich is actually London Pass.

Mura

Because (a) the OP wanted a Young Person Discount set, which has to be done in person, and (b) most of the thread is not about buying Oyster Cards at all [emoji846]

We tend not to recommend Visitor Oyster Cards because of the non-refundable deposit.

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We have Cap One chip and signature credit cards. We have been using the same Oyster Cards in London for the past five years. In May, 2018 we had no problem "topping up" our Oyster Cards with our credit card at a ticket machine.

This is a long thread that has me puzzled as to WHY.

 

Because I've always bought my Oyster cards online.

I can only think of one reason, which is unlikely to apply to many tourists: you expect to be so short of time when you are about to start your first TfL journey that the time spent buying an Oyster from a machine will make you miss your next appointment.

A news item this morning on a data breech at Dixons Carphone, however payment details are protected by chip and pin card technology. This is why chip and signature although technically available, is so disliked. I do not understand why US banks have not got into this like every other developed economy?

A news item this morning on a data breech at Dixons Carphone, however payment details are protected by chip and pin card technology. This is why chip and signature although technically available, is so disliked. I do not understand why US banks have not got into this like every other developed economy?

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They claim it's still cheaper for them to take the hit from fraud than replacing all payment devices across the USA.

Change could also be driven by a better realisation of what the proceeds of fraud can be used for.