Can a 18 year old use a 16+ Oyster card?
Can a 18 year old use a 16+ Oyster card? A parent or guardian must apply for a 16+ Zip Oyster photocard if their child is under 18. If you're 18, you must apply for your 16+ Zip Oyster photocard and create your own photocard web account. When you apply, you agree that you or the Zip Oyster photocard holder will comply with our Young Person's Behaviour Code.
How does a 16+ Oyster card work?
The 16+ Zip Oyster photocard allows the holder to travel free on buses and trams, to pay as you go at half adult rate and to use discounted Travelcards and Bus & Tram Passes 4. TfL may terminate or revise the Scheme or amend these Terms and Conditions at any time. 5.
Can my son use my Oyster card?
Children under 11 travel free on most public transport services when accompanied by a fare-paying adult, or with a 5-10 Zip Oyster Photocard. Children aged 11 to 15 years old can get free or discounted travel with a Zip Oyster Photocard, or a Young Visitor discount.
What is the 18+ student oyster for?
The 18+ Student Oyster photocard enables you to buy Travelcards and Bus & Tram Pass season tickets at 30 per cent off the equivalent adult weekly and monthly fares. These are for use on: National Rail trains in the London area. the London Underground (the tube)
What is the difference between oyster and 18 oyster?
An 18+ Student Oyster photocard works in the same way as a standard Oyster card, but looks slightly different as it includes a photo of you.
Is Tube free for under 16?
Children aged 11 to 15 years old can get free or discounted travel with a Zip Oyster photocard, or a Young Visitor discount. 16 and 17 year olds pay half the adult rate on Tube, DLR and London Overground journeys with a 16+ Zip Oyster photocard.
What oyster do you get after 18?
Your 16+ Zip Oyster photocard expires on 30 September in the year after your 18th birthday. If you're over 18, in full-time education and live in a London borough during term time, or on a mandatory work placement, you may be eligible for an 18+ Student Oyster photocard.
How long does it take for 18 Oyster card to arrive?
My application was approved, when will I receive my Oystercard? Once the university verifies your application, it will take 5 working days for TFL to issue your Oystercard to your chosen address.
Do you have to pay for Bus with 16+ Oyster?
Students aged 16-17 can get free and discounted travel on all transport services with a 16+ Zip Oyster photocard providing they live within a London borough.
What age is Oyster free?
Image courtesy of Shutterstock. Children under 11 travel free on most public transport services in London when accompanied by a fare-paying adult, or with a 5-10 Zip Oyster photocard. Children aged 11 to 15 years old can get free or discounted travel with a Zip Oyster photocard, or a Young Visitor discount.
Is it free to get an Oyster card?
Oyster fares and caps are the same whether you use a standard Oyster or a Visitor Oyster, a common misconception. Visitor Oyster cards you pay an activation fee (£5 in 2023) which is non-refundable. If you buy a standard Oyster card in London or online after 4 September 2022 you now have to pay £7 for the card.
Is Oyster cheaper than cash?
Supports cash: If you want to pay for your transport in London using cash, you can buy and top up an Oyster card with cash. This is normally a lot more cost effective than paying for a cash ticket, with the rare exception of a one-off single journey as you have to consider the cost of the Oyster card.
Is it cheaper to use an Oyster Card or contactless?
Is it cheaper to use Oyster or contactless? As both cards use the same Pay As You Go system and are compatible with the TfL Oyster & Contactless app, the costs are comparable. As a tourist in London, it can be worth getting an Oyster Card as part of the London Pass.
Do Oyster cards expire?
Never expires: You can stash your Oyster card for your next trip and, even if it is many years later, it will still work. All you need to do is top up when you're there and you're ready to go!