How is TfL underground 'capping' calculated if I pay for multiple people's tickets?
Say I buy an underground ticket with contactless payment for myself and my partner. Do both purchases count towards the cap?
Or is this not allowed?
Best Answer
One Person per Journey for all Contactless Methods
To add on to @MarkMayo's answer, the same rules apply for payment across all contactless methods (Oyster and Contactless-card): you can pay for only one person per journey with contactless methods. Quoting from TFL's website on the topic:
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Like Oyster, you can only pay for one person per journey with a contactless payment card. If you are travelling in a group, each person will need a separate contactless payment card or other method of payment.
Lending your Oyster Card
You can however lend your oyster card to another person, provided only one person uses it for one journey, if you meet certain conditions (quoted from TFL's website on the topic):
Lending your Oyster card to others
If your Oyster card only has adult rate pay as you go credit on it, you can lend it to someone else, even if the card is registered in your name.
An Oyster card can't be used by anyone other than the registered user if it has one of the following on it:
- Travelcard or Bus & Tram Pass season ticket
- Jobcentre Plus Travel Discount
- Bus & Tram discount
- National Railcard discount
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Can you use the same card for two people on the tube?
No, it won't work with the same card. "2.6 Only one person at a time can use a contactless payment card for travel. You may pay another person's pay as you go fare with a contactless payment card only if they are travelling with you and you have paid your fare by another means."Can you pay for two people with Oyster card?
Only one person can travel with an Oyster card at any time. If 2 people are travelling together they need 2 Oyster cards. However another person can use your Oyster card when you are not travelling.How does capping work on contactless?
Weekly capIt works using adult rate pay as you go on contactless (card or device) or Oyster. If you do a single week of travel starting later in the week, for example from Thursday to Wednesday, there are not enough days up to Sunday to reach a weekly cap. So you may find it better value to buy a 7 Day Travelcard.What is the daily cap on contactless underground?
Price caps for Oyster & contactless card payments, compared to Travelcard pricesZonesOyster daily cap7-day cap**Zone 1-3\xa38.70\xa343.50Zone 1-4\xa310.60\xa353.20Zone 1-5\xa312.70\xa363.30Zone 1-6\xa313.50\xa367.703 more rowsWe Followed A London Tube Driver For A Day — Here's What It's Like
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