Quote Originally Posted by Ash View Post
The advantage of Oyster cards is that they (the machinery that they interact with) actually tell you at the end how much the tube/train journey has cost. My contactless doesn't. There is something slightly unsettling about not knowing how much has been extracted from one's account.
Yes - a fair point. If I was in London regularly I'm sure I would use the Oyster card but when you are just popping in and out it helps avoid the queue. Or as in Highgate when I normally get a bus, it's just easier