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Transport for London, or TFL, manages all public transport in London. Visit their website, www.tfl.gov.uk, for transport updates or to plan your journey through the UK capital.

When you plan your trip, please remember that people in London spend approximately one hour commuting to work. Please be aware that you need to know the post code of your destination (ADC College, your host family or work placement) when you plan your journey. This way, you will be able to plan the three different journeys in advance.

Fill in the empty fields with your current location and the post code of your destination. You can change the time of your trip by clicking ‘change time’ and choosing your preferred time of arrival. Different options of travel might be displayed. Click on ‘View details’ to show the details of your whole journey. ‘Travel options & accessibility’ allows you to choose bus travel only or view the routes with the fewest changes. Click on the arrow to display your return journey.

Oyster is a plastic smartcard which can hold “pay as you go” credit, Travelcards and Bus & Tram season tickets. You can use an Oyster card to travel on buses, the Tube, trams, the DLR, the London Overground and most National Rail services in London.

Make sure you pay the right fare by touching in and out on the yellow card readers at the start and end of your journey on the Tube, DLR, London Overground and National Rail services.

Only place your Oyster card on a yellow card reader at the start of your bus and tram journey.

Readers are located:

·Inside buses when you board

·On tram platforms before you board

Don't touch out again when you get off.

If you've got enough “pay as you go” credit or a valid Travelcard or Bus & Tram Pass, the card reader will show a green light. If a red light shows, you can't travel again until you either:

·Top up your “pay as you go” credit

Renew the season ticket on your Oyster card

On the Tube, DLR, London Overground and National Rail services, place your Oyster card on the yellow card reader to touch in at the start and out at the end of your journey to pay the right fare.

Readers are located at station ticket gates, platforms and entrances and exits.

If the gates are already open, you must still touch in and out as normal.

If you've got enough “pay as you go credit” or a valid Travelcard, you'll see a green light. If there are gates, they'll open. If you don't have enough credit or a valid Travelcard, a 'seek assistance' message will be displayed and the gates won't open. You can't travel again until you either:

·Top up your “pay as you go” credit

·Renew the season ticket on your Oyster card

·Buy a paper ticket

.When you use “pay as you go”, you need to touch in at the start and touch out at the end of all Tube, DLR, London Overground and National Rail journeys. If you don't, you can't be charged the right fare for your journey. This is called an 'incomplete journey' and you will be charged a maximum fare. If you don't touch in at the start of a journey, you're also liable to pay a Penalty fare or you could be prosecuted.

If you're using “pay as you go” on the Tube, DLR, London Overground or National Rail services in London and don't touch in or out, your journey may be incomplete and you could be charged a maximum fare of up to £8.60.

If you make an incomplete journey it is not known where you started or ended your journey meaning TFL is unable to charge you the right fare.

When you touch in at the start of a Tube, DLR, London Overground or National Rail journey in London, up to £8.60 is deducted from your “pay as you go” credit.

When you touch out at the end, the right fare for your journey is worked out and the amount deducted from your credit is adjusted.

If you don't touch in and out correctly, the amount you should be charged is not known, so a maximum fare of up to £8.60 is deducted from your credit.

Maximum fares don't count towards capping and don't apply on buses or trams.

.When stations are very busy the gates may be open to control crowds and ensure that people can leave the station quickly and safely. If so, you might not be able to touch out but this will be fixed when you touch in to start your next journey.

Pink card readers are located at some Tube and London Overground stations. They don't record the start or end of your journey but tell which route you've taken so you can be charged the right fare. Some routes are cheaper than others, such as those which avoid Zone 1.

If you have to change trains during a journey at the same station and are using “pay as you go”, place your Oyster card on the yellow card reader at the start of your journey to touch in and again at the end to touch out. If you see a pink card reader when you change trains, make sure you place your Oyster card on it so TFL knows what route you have taken and can charge you the right fare.

Unless you need to change stations, you don't need to touch your Oyster card on any other yellow card readers during your journey. If you do, you may be charged for two separate journeys.

If you do need to change stations during your journey, make sure you touch out on the yellow card reader as you leave and touch in again as you enter the other station. Sometimes you may also have to do this when changing from one train operator to the other.

.If you touch in to start a journey and then decide you don't want to make it or you can't because of service disruption and touch out again to exit your Oyster card will be charged. TFL applies charges to discourage fare evasion. However, you may be able to get a refund if this happens. Speak to a member of staff at the station or call the Customer Services team on 0343 222 1234 to get a refund (see TfL call charges).