Crispy
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You don't need to, the docking stations have all that information on them anyway.
Barclays/TFL cycle hire scheme in London
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You don't need to, the docking stations have all that information on them anyway.
Kanda
Diving wanker
I used it before I got on the Tube, there was 8 spaces outside work. That obviously changed in the 20 mins it took to get there
editor
hiraethified
Crispy
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But what if you're on your way to a docking station? Or looking to pick up a bike?
Ah, well then you'd use it, obviously.
Kanda
Diving wanker
ferrelhadley
There is no love between us anymore.
There's a very neat free Android app that lets users know where the bike stations are and if any bikes/slots are available:
http://www.wirefresh.com/cycle-hire-widget-for-android-lets-londoners-find-tfl-cycles-quickly/
So much technology - for nothing.
Leave the phone in your pocket and just hail a cab.........
It'll take you from where you are to your destination, not a point a couple of hundred yards from your destination, oops, no that's full, I'll have to go on another half a mile etc.
teuchter
je suis teuchter
I imagine the tax included in your taxi fare helps pay for the bicycles, so everyone's happy!
Mapped
London town
I used one of these bikes to get to work this morning and it went pretty smoothly. There were loads of bikes at the point behind the N1 centre at Angel, so it didn't matter that the 1st two I tried didn't unlock. The journey was pretty smooth, but it is more or less all downhill.
Crispy
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It'd cost about 15x as much, of course, and take up 6x as much road space, but these are minor factors compared to personal comfort.
kyser_soze
Hawking's Angry Eyebrow
And there was me thinking I was making a joke about the yanks thinking it was commie...
co-op
But....but cLoWnFiSh....
Spot the out-of-towner.
Taxis are great when you can find one (the more likely you are to want one, the more likely they are to be all busy) and there aren't any traffic jams (middle of the night? - don't forget black cabs take you on special Knowledge routes that strangely involve semi-impassable traffic lights and suchlike and you will spend a good deal of time sitting stock still) and of course when you happen to have limitless dosh on you.
That London, eh?
kyser_soze
Hawking's Angry Eyebrow
C'mon co-op, you know Cobbles of old. It's his standard troll.
co-op
But....but cLoWnFiSh....
Well that's true but he likes to imply that he's been around a bit, knows how it 'really' works for the elite he thinks he belongs to etc etc. So it's worth pointing out that not only is he a tory no-mark troll, but he's also a bit of a yokel.
Taxi!
I say TAXI!
*chuckles*
Anyone else waiting on a key? I applied for mine online 2 weeks ago and it still hasn't turned up. I called them today and the woman said she could see my account on the system but the key just hadn't been sent out for some reason.
She said she'd seen a few similar cases. So if you anyone hasn't got a key but applied for one, then perhaps give them a bell.
She said she'd seen a few similar cases. So if you anyone hasn't got a key but applied for one, then perhaps give them a bell.
Crispy
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At the moment it's registration only. When it's fully running, you can walk up and use a bank card directly at the dock, no registration required.
skyscraper101
0891 50 50 50
Since when has owning a credit card been middle class? Anyone can get one unless you've a bad credit history. Even if you have a bad rating you can get a pre-paid one. Cashless is always my preference.
Anyway, the simple answer is they probably need credit cards (with £300 spare on them) in order to ensure if you nick the bike, then can take the £300 owing.
I agree that is going to be frustrating for anyone who doesn't have a spare £300 knocking around on a credit card (youngsters / less well off people etc.)
kyser_soze
Hawking's Angry Eyebrow
Define middle class for the purposes of your comment pls.
According to the OFT(p11, 4.9)-, 44% of UK cardholders are from C2DE demographics, and 71% of Britons own one.
Bahnhof Strasse
Met up with Hannah Courtoy a week next Tuesday
Oh hark at you, walking up indeed, fooking middle class 'walking up' wanker.
Bahnhof Strasse
Met up with Hannah Courtoy a week next Tuesday
Since when has owning a credit card been middle class? Anyone can get one unless you've a bad credit history. Even if you have a bad rating you can get a pre-paid one. Cashless is always my preference.
Anyway, the simple answer is they probably need credit cards (with £300 spare on them) in order to ensure if you nick the bike, then can take the £300 owing.
I agree that is going to be frustrating for anyone who doesn't have a spare £300 knocking around on a credit card (youngsters / less well off people etc.)
You don't need £300 on your card.
maldwyn
What?
What I'm saying is having £300 spare on a credit card before being able to register is restrictive to those on a low income.
teuchter
je suis teuchter
Well, I registered on a debit card so somehow I tricked the system.
And you don't need £300 spare on your card.
Crispy
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T&Cs here: http://www.tfl.gov.uk/termsandconditions/15869.aspx
nothing about having the required amount on the card, just that you must have one.
nothing about having the required amount on the card, just that you must have one.
Kanda
Diving wanker
you don't need £300 on it. It's not a deposit scheme...
London_Calling
Pleasant and unpatronising
In case some didn't know, you can get PAYG mastercards now, or pre-paid Mastercards, or, well, that kind of thing. You don't put money on them until you want to use them - no credit history required.
skyscraper101
0891 50 50 50
If you don't need £300 on them - how do they bill you for non-returned bike?
London_Calling
Pleasant and unpatronising
Go on, see if you can think it through.
