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Author: Tristan MillerTristan Miller Date: Jul 25, 2008 10:25
Greetings.
I have a retractable keychain I wear on my belt. I find it useful to have
my Oyster Card on this as I don't have to fumble for it in my pockets
whenever I board a bus or enter a Tube station; the card is always hanging
from my hip, within easy reach of the Card readers.
Until now I've been putting my Oyster Card in the official plastic wallet
and punching a hole through that to put it on the keyring. However, after
a while the soft plastic cracks or rips. I figure a more durable solution
would be to punch through the Oyster Card itself, though I'm afraid that
doing so in the wrong place would render it useless.
Does anyone know if/where it is safe to punch a hole through an Oyster
Card? Ideally I'd like to punch the hole near one of the corners, or near
one of the short edges.
Regards,
Tristan
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Author: Neil WilliamsNeil Williams Date: Jul 25, 2008 13:17
On Fri, 25 Jul 2008 18:25:46 +0100, Tristan Miller
nothingisreal.com> wrote:
>Does anyone know if/where it is safe to punch a hole through an Oyster
>Card? Ideally I'd like to punch the hole near one of the corners, or near
>one of the short edges.
Last time I did that to a plastic card (my university door swipe card)
it very quickly disintegrated. Thin plastic cards aren't really
designed for it. Better to stick it in your wallet.
Neil
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Author: Paul CorfieldPaul Corfield Date: Jul 25, 2008 13:27
On Fri, 25 Jul 2008 18:25:46 +0100, Tristan Miller
nothingisreal.com> wrote:
>Greetings.
>
>I have a retractable keychain I wear on my belt. I find it useful to have
>my Oyster Card on this as I don't have to fumble for it in my pockets
>whenever I board a bus or enter a Tube...
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Author: Graham HarrisonGraham Harrison Date: Jul 25, 2008 13:27
> Greetings.
>
> I have a retractable keychain I wear on my belt. I find it useful to have
> my Oyster Card on this as I don't have to fumble for it in my pockets
> whenever I board a bus or enter a Tube station; the card is always hanging
> from my hip, within easy reach of the Card readers.
>
> Until now I've been putting my Oyster Card in the official plastic wallet
> and punching a hole through that to put it on the keyring. However, after
> a while the soft plastic cracks or rips. I figure a more durable solution
> would be to punch through the Oyster Card itself, though I'm afraid that
> doing so in the wrong place would render it useless.
>
> Does anyone know if/where it is safe to punch a hole through an Oyster
> Card? Ideally I'd like to punch the hole near one of the corners, or near
> one of the short edges.
>
> Regards, ...
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Author: ChrisChris Date: Jul 25, 2008 13:47
On 25 Jul, 21:27, "Graham Harrison"
remove.btinternet.com> wrote:>> Greetings.
>
>> I have a retractable keychain I wear on my belt. I find it useful to have
>> my Oyster Card on this as I don't have to fumble for it in my pockets
>> whenever I board a bus or enter a Tube station; the card is always hanging
>> from my hip, within easy reach of the Card readers.
>
>> Until now I've been putting my Oyster Card in the official plastic wallet
>> and punching a hole through that to put it on the keyring. However, after
>> a while the soft plastic cracks or rips. I figure a more durable solution ...
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Author: Barry SalterBarry Salter Date: Jul 25, 2008 14:04
Tristan Miller wrote:
> Does anyone know if/where it is safe to punch a hole through an Oyster
> Card? Ideally I'd like to punch the hole near one of the corners, or near
> one of the short edges.
>
I'd strongly advise not to, both for the reasons mentioned in this
thread and because you'd be in breach of TfL's Conditions of Carriage by
doing so, specifically Condition 5.1:
All photocards and Oyster photocards remain our property and must not be
intentionally damaged, altered or tampered with in any way. We may
withdraw or cancel your photocard or Oyster photocard at any time. We
will only do this for a good reason and if we do, we will give you a
receipt. If a photocard is needed, you can only use your ticket or
Oyster card when you have your photocard with you. This also applies to
Oyster photocards when used with a printed ticket.
The Conditions of Carriage can be found at
< http://www.tfl.gov.uk/termsandconditions/899.aspx>
The equivalent in the National Rail Conditions of Carriage is Condition 23:
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Author: Mr ThantMr Thant Date: Jul 25, 2008 15:19
On 25 Jul, 18:25, Tristan Miller nothingisreal.com> wrote:> Does anyone know if/where it is safe to punch a hole through an Oyster
> Card? Ideally I'd like to punch the hole near one of the corners, or near
> one of the short edges.
If you hold it up to a bright enough light* you can see the chip and
the antenna. On mine at least, the chip is in the top right corner and
the antenna runs round all sides of the card about a quarter of an
inch from the edge, blocking off all your prime hole punching space.
You'd have to put the hole about half an inch from either of the three
non-chip corners, but you'd be running the risk of ripping the antenna
if the hole tears, as it inevitaby will.
(* the key is having the room dark enough so you can only see light
that's coming though the card. A video projector or a spotlight will
do)
See also:
http://www.skeptobot.com/2008/05/time-lapse-vid-of-dissolving-oyster.html
U
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Author: Nick LevertonNick Leverton Date: Jul 26, 2008 00:35
>Does anyone know if/where it is safe to punch a hole through an Oyster
>Card? Ideally I'd like to punch the hole near one of the corners, or near
>one of the short edges.
Piercings on your Oyster card - the next step in personal adornment ...
Will you be getting it tattooed as well, Tris ? :-)
Nick
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Author: hounslow3hounslow3 Date: Jul 26, 2008 03:06
> Greetings.
>
> I have a retractable keychain I wear on my belt. I find it useful to have
> my Oyster Card on this as I don't have to fumble for it in my pockets
> whenever I board a bus or enter a Tube station; the card is always hanging
> from my hip, within easy reach of the Card readers.
>
> Until now I've been putting my Oyster Card in the official plastic wallet
> and punching a hole through that to put it on the keyring. However, after
> a while the soft plastic cracks or rips. I figure a more durable solution
> would be to punch through the Oyster Card itself, though I'm afraid that
> doing so in the wrong place would render it useless.
>
> Does anyone know if/where it is safe to punch a hole through an Oyster
> Card? Ideally I'd like to punch the hole near one of the corners, or near
> one of the short edges.
>
> Regards, ...
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Author: James FarrarJames Farrar Date: Jul 26, 2008 05:49
On Sat, 26 Jul 2008 11:06:32 +0100, yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
>> Greetings.
>>
>> I have a retractable keychain I wear on my belt. I find it...
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