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| Oyster card glitch leads to free travel in London | |
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| Passengers on London's transport network travelled for free after a technical glitch left people unable to use their Oyster cards. | Passengers on London's transport network travelled for free after a technical glitch left people unable to use their Oyster cards. |
| A fault with the card readers affected buses and Tube stations earlier. Passengers were waved through barriers free of charge by Transport for London (TfL) staff. | A fault with the card readers affected buses and Tube stations earlier. Passengers were waved through barriers free of charge by Transport for London (TfL) staff. |
| The fault did not prevent people using the Tube, bus and rail networks. | The fault did not prevent people using the Tube, bus and rail networks. |
| TfL said the problem, which began at 04:30 GMT, had since been resolved. | TfL said the problem, which began at 04:30 GMT, had since been resolved. |
| People using pay as you go Oyster cards were able to travel for free while the card readers were down as the machines were unable to deduct the correct fare from the pre-paid cards. | |
| Season ticket Oyster card users were unaffected as travel is not paid per journey. |