Is a Visitor Oyster card the same as an Oyster card?
A Visitor Oyster card can be delivered to your home before your visit, or Oyster cards can be purchased at all London airports and stations. Visitor Oyster card holders also enjoy a range of special offers and discounts across the city.
What happens when your Oyster card expires?
Please note that Oyster cards do not expire as such. In accordance with section 21 of the FOI Act, we are not obliged to supply you with a copy of the requested information as it is already accessible to you elsewhere. For 11-15s moving onto 16+ where we can, we will transfer any balance under £10 to a new card.
How do I know if my Oyster card is still valid?
If you have an Oyster to pay as you go card, it does not have an expiry date. The credit will sit on your card until you are ready to use it again. However, if you do not use for two years it will stop working, even if you still have money on it to pay as you go.
Can I top up a Visitor Oyster card online?
1. Re: Visitor Oyster card: online top-up? yeah just log in online, google oyster card and then click my account, then just set up the account or enter your oyster card number.
How long does it take to get a Visitor Oyster card?
within 24 hours
How long will it take to deliver my order? All orders of Travelcards and Visitor Oyster cards are dispatched within 24 hours of being placed, Monday to Friday.
Can I still use my expired Oyster card?
A – No. If you use Oyster to pay as you go, it does not have an expiry date. It will sit on your card until you are ready to use it again. However, if you do not use for two years it will stop working, even if you still have money on it to pay as you go.
Can I reactivate my Oyster card?
Your Oyster can’t be reactivated, you’d need to purchase a new card and start again from scratch.
Can I buy Visitor Oyster card at Heathrow?
The most convenient place to buy Oyster cards for visitors are Underground stations, including Heathrow Airport. You can pay cash or credit card. However there are no longer manned ticket offices at Underground and DLR stations, you have to buy from a ticket machine.
Can I buy a Visitor Oyster card at Gatwick Airport?
The Visitor Oyster Card is delivered to your home before you arrive in London. If you do not have a Visitor Oyster Card before you arrive, you can use contactless payment cards or mobile payments to ride the London Underground, or you can buy an Oyster card at Gatwick Airport’s train station.
How do I get a refund on an expired Oyster card?
Just touch your Oyster on the yellow card reader, select ‘Oyster refund’ and follow the instructions. The ticket machine will dispense a refund in cash. By post. Write to TfL Customer Services, 4th Floor, 14 Pier Walk, London, SE10 0ES.
Is there a time limit on Oyster cards?
Oyster cards (but not Visitor Oyster cards) have the flexibility to load a 7 day Travelcard electronically on to the Oyster and you can use both Oyster Pay As You Go and a 7 day Travelcard seamlessly together. So if you are in London for 10 days, you can use Oyster for 3 days and the 7 day Travelcard for the other 7.
Can I reactivate an Oyster card?
Why has my Oyster card stopped?
If your bank rejects a payment requested on the basis of your Continuous Payment Authority, we will email you within 24 hours. If you do not correct the failed payment within two days of us contacting you, we may stop your Oyster card. You cannot use any web credit balance to re-settle failed Auto top-up payments.