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.
I started using my card for everything but I may switch back to reverting to cash.
take some cash out each week and that's it for the week.

I can't keep track of what's going in and out. I want to know why my balance is £100 less than it was last night I don't recall using my card.