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Official! Tube ‘Call For Assistance’ ticket button is pointless

October 30th, 2009 12:30pm 3 comments

Official! Tube 'Call For Assistance' ticket button is pointlessSo we’re at Brixton tube station. And we’re late for a meeting.

We rock up to the gates, slam down our Oyster card on the reader only to be greeted with a high pitched squeaking and a sign saying, “Seek Assistance.”

Anyone’s who been using Oyster cards for some time will realise that these little moments make up the joy of having a contactless ticketing system.

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