Re: [89attendees] Oyster card balance

Alexander Harrowell <a.harrowell@gmail.com> Tue, 11 March 2014 10:00 UTC

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You don't need to provide any personal information whatsoever. Go to
anywhere with an Oyster terminal and touch in. If you're at a manned
station, they can also verify the transaction record (called
resolving) which is worth doing occasionally as you often get a
refund.

On Tue, Mar 11, 2014 at 7:31 AM, Stefan Winter <stefan.winter@restena.lu> wrote:
> Hi,
>
>> Has anyone found a way to check the balance on an Oyster card?  The signup for the online service appears to require local information and it doesn't seem to want to accept the Hilton's phone number as a valid one. :-)
>
> That number worked well for me. Probably the system only allows a phone
> number *once* - and you were too late ;-)
>
> Maybe adding your room number extension will make it unique and usable
> again.
>
> Stefan
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