Do you still carry cash?

[PJ87]

I’ll never fully embrace it until TfL pull their finger out and do an oyster version for Apple wallet.

TfL are the perfect example of a business not willing to move with the times

However to be fair that is your personal choice because you want to save effort with HMRC. You could go fully contactless via using tap tap to pay for the services .. you admitted yourself it takes more forms.

So that's your preference, I doubt tfl will go fully contactless for oyster via the app when contactless is now the main player. It's just a waste of money to do.

Oyster is supposed to be for day trippers who don't have contactless available now .

 

[Oddsocks]

I like when going out for a meal one the places we go if there are 4 of us automatically applies 10% service charge, can take off if you ask, however I find it so useful then you don't have to worry about cash for a tip just pay that

Only because not all restaurants offer cashless tips. Hit and miss

And all of the cashless tips go into their pay officially and the get taxed accordingly.

Always tip in cash, the tax man gets enough!

 

[Bunkermagnet]

Geez, is this another EV thread?
Can we just accept some people have different wants and requirements that we/they are comfortable with?

 

[Imurg]

Geez, is this another EV thread?
Can we just accept some people have different wants and requirements that we/they are comfortable with?

Seems not......

 

[Oddsocks]

However to be fair that is your personal choice because you want to save effort with HMRC. You could go fully contactless via using tap tap to pay for the services .. you admitted yourself it takes more forms.

So that's your preference, I doubt tfl will go fully contactless for oyster via the app when contactless is now the main player. It's just a waste of money to do.

Oyster is supposed to be for day trippers who don't have contactless available now .

More investigations through work proved no form available. Daily train ticket or oyster top up receipts only for tax purposes

 

[Voyager EMH]

Seems not......

Oh yes it is.

Sorry, I don't mean it, I'm merely trying to win a bet.

 

[PJ87]

More investigations through work proved no form available. Daily train ticket or oyster top up receipts only for tax purposes

That really needs to be addressed by the tax office I agree. If they went for contactless via a form it would save a lot of faff

And all of the cashless tips go into their pay officially and the get taxed accordingly.

Always tip in cash, the tax man gets enough!

Whilst I'd agree , aren't cash tips now supposed to be taxed? I mean by the official line, as opposed to what happens

 

[Bunkermagnet]

More investigations through work proved no form available. Daily train ticket or oyster top up receipts only for tax purposes

Just 1 interjection from me, this is just an idea but could you not have a credit card dedicated to just your work travel/parking that you can show is soley work stuff for HMRC benefits?
I have 1 credit card I use just for pay by phone parking and congestion charging. It carries no VAT as parking and CC are VAT free, but the monthly statement shows every spend which goes in as expenses and it's accepted.
Perhaps 1 other thing. if you woudl like to donate towards my monthly parking bill? Its only £550-£800 a month

 

[Pin-seeker]

Geez, is this another EV thread?
Can we just accept some people have different wants and requirements that we/they are comfortable with?

@Lord Tyrion started it

 

[Bunkermagnet]

@Lord Tyrion started it

With a reasonable question.
Sadly like many threads it descended rather quickly

 

[PJ87]

With a reasonable question.
Sadly like many threads it descended rather quickly

With all due respect. It's flowing and it's not bickering. It's debating.

Only one person is saying things about "oh is this another argument"
So maybe that person should look at trying to continue the debate like you did in the brilliant post above about having a separate account..good idea

And cut out posts like number 63

 

[Pin-seeker]

With a reasonable question.
Sadly like many threads it descended rather quickly

You could ask “brown or red sauce on a bacon butty?” On here and get the same outcome


Ps it’s Brown

 

[Pin-seeker]

With all due respect. It's flowing and it's not bickering. It's debating.

Only one person is saying things about "oh is this another argument"
So maybe that person should look at trying to continue the debate like you did in the brilliant post above about having a separate account..good idea

And cut out posts like number 63

 

[Oddsocks]

Just 1 interjection from me, this is just an idea but could you not have a credit card dedicated to just your work travel/parking that you can show is soley work stuff for HMRC benefits?
I have 1 credit card I use just for pay by phone parking and congestion charging. It carries no VAT as parking and CC are VAT free, but the monthly statement shows every spend which goes in as expenses and it's accepted.
Perhaps 1 other thing. if you woudl like to donate towards my monthly parking bill? Its only £550-£800 a month

Have considered it.

 

[Oddsocks]

With all due respect. It's flowing and it's not bickering. It's debating.

Only one person is saying things about "oh is this another argument"
So maybe that person should look at trying to continue the debate like you did in the brilliant post above about having a separate account..good idea

And cut out posts like number 63

Or TfL could have done a full job instead of a pointless half functional app.

But let’s not take three thread off topic

 

[AmandaJR]

You could ask “brown or red sauce on a bacon butty?” On here and get the same outcome


Ps it’s Brown

Red on bacon, brown on sausage - silly boy!

 

[Arthur Wedge]

I’ll never fully embrace it until TfL pull their finger out and do an oyster version for Apple wallet.

TfL are the perfect example of a business not willing to move with the times

Recent TFL issues are a perfect example

Cyber attack 4 weeks ago and still issues

 

[PJ87]

Recent TFL issues are a perfect example

Cyber attack 4 weeks ago and still issues

I can offer some insight into that. Yes it's still on going

The action we took after detecting the issue was to shut down everything.

Day to day services have been running fine

They then locked all 30,000 employees out and told face to face reset of passwords only. With photo id

I was done within 2 hours as I was lucky to be on shift when they sent the techs out to business critical grades

I believe we have only 5000 passwords left to do which is people who are on leave etc

I've been impressed with their reaction as they have shut it down to stop anyone getting further access and starting again

As of Monday we could log in properly to the work PCs but internal use only..no internet

Not sure when they will restore that or remote access ATM as they want to make sure everyone is secure

We have to use multifactor to log on now . Can't use phone it's authentication app only no texts

Microsoft 365 has worked the entire time to work away from work but only once password reset

It's the biggest hack in government history and the military have been involved investigating it

What's most reassuring is even if someone can get in the connection isn't there to take over services like the night sleeper.

 

[Oddsocks]

Can we not go off topic please as one of the mods will need to start a new thread about internet security

 

[Arthur Wedge]

Red on bacon, brown on sausage - silly boy!

No idea how anyone can have brown sauce